In Search of Ashkihk - Indigenous Cooking Vessels
Clay vessels hold immense importance in Indigenous foodways due to their natural properties, cultural significance, and role in preserving culinary traditions. In this episode, artist and guest producer KC Adams (Ininnew/Anishinaabe/British) reveals the importance of pottery in Indigenous food history, showcasing deep connections between food, culture, and the environment.
Episode Transcript
EPISODE CREDITS:
Written, narrated, and produced by KC Adams
Hosted by Kent Davies and Janis Thiessen
Episode image: KC Adams
Theme music: Robert Kenning
INTERVIEWS
Arguello, Elena. “Traditional Food Ways of Native America: Oral Histories of Native Food Revitalization.” The Cultural Conservancy, 2008. Digital Audio Recording. https://www.nativeland.org/raft/arguello.
Baker, Chris. Interviewed by Lorraine Freeman from the Cultural Heritage Committee of Metis Women of Manitoba, May 17, 1993, in South Indian Lake, MB. Digital Audio Recording. “Metis Women of Manitoba Inc. Oral History Project Records.” Location Code C2434, Manitoba Archives.
Brownlee, Kevin. Interviewed by Alyssa Fearon from the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, May 14, 2020. “Ancient Technologies with KC Adams and Kevin Brownlee.” https://fb.watch/iVl-Xu68eO/.
Simard, Isabel. Interviewed by Lorraine Freeman from the Cultural Heritage Committee of Metis Women of Manitoba, 4 June 1993, Powerview, MB. Digital Audio Recording. “Metis Women of Manitoba Inc. oral history project records.” Location Code C2447, Manitoba Archives.
MUSIC
Correspondance - Expanding Cycle
SOUNDS
Adams, KC, “Flute and rattle sounds”, Wave file, 2023.
Anandthethird - Digging in Dirt
Benboncan - Fire in Woodburning Stove
Craftcrest - Spring in the Woods
Inspectorij - Footsteps, Stones, A
Pfannkuchn - Small River 1
Plingativator - Fire1
Shotgunpicker - Butter Sizzling in Pan
Straget - A Walk with a Stop
SOURCES
Cidro, Jaime, Tabitha Martens, and Lance Guilbault. “Traditional Indigenous Food Upskilling as a Pathway to Urban Indigenous Food Sovereignty.” In Indigenous Perspectives on Education for Well-Being in Canada, edited by Frank Deer and Falkenberg, 41–58. Winnipeg: Education for Sustainable Well-Being Press, 2016.http://www.ESWB-Press.org.
Cummings, Linda Scott, Chad Yost, and Melissa K. Logan. “Ceramic and Organic Residue (FTIR) Analysis on Ceramics and Protein Analysis on a Biface from Site DLLG 33, Manitoba, Canada.” tDAR. The Digital Archeological Record, December 21, 2012. https://core.tdar.org/document/380048/ceramic-and-organic-residue-ftir-analysis-on-ceramics-and-protein-analysis-on-a-biface-from-site-dllg-33-manitoba-canada.
Dumas, William, and Leonard Paul. Pīsim Finds Her Miskanaw. Winnipeg: HighWater Press, 2020.
Goulet, Linda M., and Keith N. Goulet. Teaching Each Other: Nehinuw Concepts and Indigenous Pedagogies. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2014.
Laracombe, Linda, Petch, Virginia, Pettipas, Leo, and Shawn Tester. 1997. “Manitoba Model Forest Archaeological and Anishinabe Pimadaziwin Data Base Project.” Unpublished Report.
Linklater, Eva. 1997. "Archaeology, Historical Landscapes and the Nelson House Cree." Archaeology Today 7 (1): 1-43.