Native American cuisine: potential exists for sophisticated offerings
In my “in” box is no shortage of annual predictions that involve food trends. Native American ingredients, recipes and culinary traditions never seem to make […]
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Lac du Flambeau upgrades Ojibwe cultural sites
Peace Pipe Lane. Wild Rice Avenue. Tomahawk Circle. The Lac du Flambeau street signs hint at pride of heritage, and soon a rebuilt cultural space […]
Inside a $4,000 suite at Potawatomi Hotel
The Potawatomi this month open a new restaurant and 19-story hotel in Milwaukee, and the project is remarkable for more than one reason. In each […]
New cooking contest for Native American cuisine
Wild rice and cranberry dishes show up on many restaurant menus, especially in autumn, but rare is the restaurant that regularly serves fry bread or […]
Native American arts authentic at Chief Oshkosh, Egg Harbor
One of our last stops during a girlfriend getaway to Door County this month was almost an afterthought. “That place with the teepee has been […]
Rustic Frog Bay, first national tribal park, opens in Red Cliff
The opening of Wisconsin’s newest and most unusual park, north of Bayfield, will occur with little public fanfare this summer. Frog Bay Tribal National Park […]
Native American tourism: beyond the casinos
When dinner arrives, my side dish of wild rice is enough to feed two. The grains are large, almost meaty in texture and slightly nutty […]
Casino slots add more interactive elements
When Potawatomi Bingo Casino tripled its size in 2008, the Milwaukee gaming emporium added 1,300 slot machines, so the total exceeds 3,100. What began as […]
In praise of harvest: Indian Summer Festival
Farmers’ markets and backyard gardens are plump with fresh produce during this time of year, so many of us enjoy easy and direct connections with […]
Tribes work to break tourism stereotypes
Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Milwaukee, has one of the state’s few four-diamond restaurants, Dream Dance. Visits to four reservations comprise a five-night Northeast Wisconsin Native American […]
Native American tourism: It’s not all casinos
Polkas, threshing, fiddles and Polish sausage probably aren’t the first things that come to mind when the topic is Native American tourism. But next week […]
Lac du Flambeau: Ojibwe heritage rich
The past matters to Nick Hockings, and he gladly relives it daily, especially during this time of year. Waswagoning – on the shore of a […]