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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the origin of frybread is steeped in subjugation as well. Indians were forced off of productive land, and were given flou
by idontwantthis 5y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the origin of frybread is steeped in subjugation as well. Indians were forced off of productive land, and were given flour and lard to survive on. Frybread is basically what you can make out of that.
- elil17 5y agoI’m not really Indian myself (didn’t grow up in the culture/my mother’s tribe) so I don’t think it’s my place to say whether it’s a good idea to include it in modern American Indian cuisine. I will say that other oppressed groups have successfully integrated foods that came out of hardship into their cuisines - think matzah and components of Soul Food.
- ido 5y agoI wouldn't quite put matzah in the same boat as "food that came out of hardship", as the exodus is a founding myth & even if partially based on true events these events happened about 3500 years ago. Furthermore Jews today don't consider it as a tragedy (unlike e.g. the more recent and much more historical events commemorated by Tisha B'av).
- jcranmer 5y agoI read an article recently about Native American cuisine, and from what I gathered from that, Native Americans themselves are incredibly divided as to whether or not to include frybread in these kind of restaurants for that reason.