Native American Books
FRY BREAD: A NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILY STORY
The book Fry Bread is a modern Native American story of family, love, traditions, food and identity.
Over 150 years ago, Navajo people were driven off their land in Arizona and forced to make a 300-mile journey to New México in what is known as the Long Walk. Without access to the staples of their traditional diets, fry bread was created out of survival and U.S. government rations to the people. While controversial, fry bread is made all over the U.S. in varying Native American communities. For some, it is a symbol of colonialism and the loss of an ancestral diet and great trauma; for others is a celebration of ancestral survival despite the attempts of cultural genocide. The book Fry Bread is a modern Native American story of family, love, traditions, food and identity. The book beautifully celebrates Native Americans from mixed heritages, reminding us that there is no one way to “look Native”. Included is a fry bread recipe to make in your own home.