Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine

Boozhoo! Join us for a fun conversation with Chef Benjamin Shendo (Cochiti and Jemez Pueblo), the Café Manager of Gatherings Café, at the American Indian Center in south Minneapolis.
When the pandemic hit, Benjamin and his team moved quickly to deliver daily meals to Native elders sheltering at home. Gatherings Café serves fresh, locally grown foods that are Indigenous and prepared in healthy ways. Way to go Chef Benjamin Shendo!

Show Notes

Boozhoo! Join us for a fun conversation with Chef Benjamin Shendo (Cochiti and Jemez Pueblo), the Café Manager of Gatherings Café, at the American Indian Center in south Minneapolis.

When the pandemic hit, Benjamin and his team moved quickly to deliver daily meals to Native elders sheltering at home. Gatherings Café serves fresh, locally grown foods that are Indigenous and prepared in healthy ways. Way to go Chef Benjamin Shendo!

What is Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine?

In Native Lights, people in Native communities around Mni Sota Mkoce - a.k.a. Minnesota - tell their stories about finding their gifts and sharing them with the community. These are stories of joy, strength, history, and change from Native people who are shaping the future and honoring those who came before them.

Native Lights is also a weekly, half-hour radio program hosted by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members and siblings, Leah Lemm and Cole Premo. Native Lights is a space for people in Native communities.

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine is produced by Minnesota Native News and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Online at https://minnesotanativenews.org/