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Indigenous Foodways of Edmonton: Rediscovering Traditional Flavours

Edmonton rests on Treaty 6 territory, the traditional lands of the Néhiyaw (Cree), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, Nakoda (Stoney), Dene, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), and Anishinaabe (Ojibway/Saulteaux) peoples. This place is not just a backdrop for food—it is a living landscape of knowledge, culture, and memory.

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From Railway Kitchens to Banquet Halls: Tracing Chinese Culinary Roots in Edmonton

The story of Chinese food in Edmonton begins not in a kitchen, but along the Canadian Pacific Railway. Chinese immigrants were among the earliest non-European labourers to arrive in Alberta in the late 1800s, often facing harsh working conditions and systemic discrimination. After the railway was completed, many were forced to turn to low-margin industries, including laundries and food service.

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Saskatchewan’s Heartland Harvest

The cast-iron pan sizzles as golden rounds of bannock puff and crackle over an open fire. Around the flames, elders trade stories while children sneak handfuls of wild saskatoon berries from a nearby bowl.

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Reviving Inuit Throat Singing

The Arctic is alive with sound: the wind across the tundra, the cry of migrating birds, and the resonant voice of Inuit throat singing, or Katajjaq. For generations, Inuit women have engaged in this practice, exchanging breath and sound in a playful yet demanding competition.

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