October and November are particularly significant for Americans across the world. The American and Canadian national holiday of Thanksgiving celebrates autumn’s bountiful harvest, while paying respect to Indigenous cultures. 

From Native American chefs showcasing Indigenous cuisine to a family meal in Canada’s Niagara wine region, explore a continent shaped by its people and appetites: 

• Buffalo banh mi and blue corn cookies: sharing a Native American feast in South Dakota — Amid the expansive grasslands of South Dakota, Matte Wilson and his loved ones are using food to reclaim their Sicangu Lakota culture, one dish at a time. Read more. 

• How chef Sean Sherman is shining a light on Native American cuisine — Minnesota-based chef Sean Sherman pays homage to his Native American heritage by creating experimental dishes using only the Indigenous ingredients known to his ancestors. Read more. 

• Find the ancient heart of the US on a road trip through the Indigenous southwest — A new road trip of the Southwest’s Indigenous heartlands offers travellers a greater understanding of the past, present and future of the country’s original inhabitants. Read more. 

• This is what a meal looks like in Canada’s Niagara wine country — In Ontario’s vineyard country, orchards, micro-farms and roadside stalls offer a local bounty that talented home cooks transform into feasts served with plenty of new-wave icewine. Read more. 

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