At Portland, Oregon’s popup restaurant Javelina, founder and head chef Alexa NumkenaAnderson blends Indigenous comfort foods and noncolonial ingredients creating a uniquely Indigenous fine dining experience. While the menu evolves with the seasons, each iteration features some version of frybread, first foods and wild game.

Chapters:
0:00 Meet owner and chef Alexa NumkenaAnderson, Enrolled Hopi Yakama, Cree & Skokomish descendant
1:34 Frybread’s evolution from its dark history to reclaimed comfort food
2:21 The origin of Javelina, Indigenous Dining, Frybread, First Foods, Wild Game

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