History on a Plate: How Native American Diets Shifted After European Colonization

Departmental News

Posted:  Dec 10, 2020 - 12:00pm

Lois Ellen Frank (UNM PhD, 2011) is a Santa Fe–based chef and culinary anthropologist whose book, Foods of the Southwest Indian Nations, won a James Beard Award. In a recent article for HistoryHistory on a Plate: How Native American Diets Shifted After European Colonization, she discusses the signficant changes in native diets over time that have had health and cultural impacts on native communities. Read more