Ep. 21 Indigenous Foodways

In the first of a multi-episode series on the ramifications of meat production (on the environment, on animals, and on humans) we start by thinking of the cultural and spiritual importance of meat in society – and the important role that animals play in our ecosystem. Indigenous experts Lucille Contreras (Founder and CEO of Texas Tribal Buffalo Project) and Huatse Gyal (Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Rice University) share different ways of raising, rearing, and consuming meat and animal sourced foods. In the second half of the episode we also sit down with Hannah Pittman of Grounds Krewe to discuss how to make Mardi Gras more sustainable.