May 4 2022 TTOC Food Throughout History & Intro to Indigenous Food Unit

Take attendance as emailed.

Show and review the following videos. Please discuss elements of the videos post viewing as a class. 

Food throughout History & Intro to Red Chef Revival (in prep for our Indigenous Food Unit coming up soon)

Note: Re the 1st video - Canada too experienced a Dust Bowl during the 1930's in the Prairies and it severely affected our crops during the Great Depression (1929-1939). 

What People Ate to Survive During the Dust Bowl

Thoughts on the video? Any comparisons/contrasts to what we experienced/did during the height of Covid re: food shortages/canning etc.? Would you eat any of meals presented? E.g. popcorn & milk. What is Tuscan Olive Oil? Do your families use this today? 

Here's What People Ate To Survive During WWII

Thoughts on the video? Any comparisons/contrasts to what we experienced during the height of Covid re: food shortages/rationing etc.?

Video Viewing: Traditional Meets Modern > Indigenous Cooking.

Red Chef Revival - Episode 1 - Osoyoos

Award Winning Indigenous Chef Rich Francis travels to what he calls the Hollywood of Indigenous Reservations, Osoyoos, BC, to cook with an ingredient he’s never used before: cougar.

Thoughts on the video? Have you eaten cougar? Would you try it? Why or why not? 


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