10-31-2000
Westerly, Suzanne
News From Indian Country
Native American Food Fest
The annual Traditional Native American Food Festival is held each harvest
season at the Santa Fe Indian Hospital in New Mexico. The festivals are
focused on learning to return to traditional and healthy Native American
food. Last year corn was celebrated; at this year's festival, Sept. 26, the
focus was on squash.
The story of how the Harvest Festival came to be held at the Santa Fe
Indian Hospital is really about what a couple of determined woman can
create with loving care and effort.
In 1998, Rina Swentzell, (Santa ...