indigenous food security is the key ingredient of a new Tla’amin cookbook

indigenous food security is the key ingredient of a new Tla’amin cookbook

ɬaʔəmen (Tla’amin) Elders cook salmon by a fire. A new cookbook and harvest guide by their nation aims to gather the community’s recipes, stories and tips. Photo courtesy Tla’amin Nation Denise Smith cherishes her childhood memories of her parents harvesting and preparing traditional ɬaʔəmen (Tla’amin) foods — from hunting deer in the forest, to fishing for perch on their territories, and for cod in the ocean. Though her mother passed away when …