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Did you know

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Ukwakhwa
means "our foods"

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in the Oneida

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Native American language?

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I'm Erica Ayisi

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a reporter

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with PBS Wisconsin

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Ukwakhwa is

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a non-profit organization

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on the Oneida reservation

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just outside Green Bay.

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They grow

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corn, beans, squash

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and other heirloom foods

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the Indigenous way.

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Through a Wisconsin

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grant program

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Ukwakhwa's Seed to Table

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initiative is reconnecting

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the Oneida Community

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with ready to eat

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modern meals, rooted

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in ancestral knowledge

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and made by local

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Indigenous chefs.

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I spoke with Stephen Webster

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farm and culinary director

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of Ukwakhwa

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and he says

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Native American cooking

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extends beyond frybread

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and their

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Seed to Table program

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gives the Oneida community

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more access to

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traditional, healthier foods

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to decolonize their diets

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from federal policies

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of the past that disrupted

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their Indigenous foodways.

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I also spoke with

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Eldon Powless

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an Oneida local chef from

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hot meal program.

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He says he uses creativity

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when cooking

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Indigenous foods

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making it with a modern twist

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that community members

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can replicate at home.

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If you want to know

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more about

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Ukwakhwa's Seed to Table

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food program

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go to pbswisconsin.org

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and click on the news tab.