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Steeped in colonialism and resilience is frybread, a dish invented by the Navajo in the 1860s.
It’s made using a handful of simple ingredients: flour, sugar, salt, lard, and water. Apart from the water, these were the same ingredients given to the Navajo by the United States government, which forced their removal from Arizona to New Mexico on the 300-mile “Long Walk”.
Today, frybread is a symbol of resilience and a living testament to the cruelty and tragedy inflicted on the Indigenous people of Turtle Island by European white colonizers.
Learn how to make frybread with Navajo Grandma in the video.