Native America Calling

Today, August 2 — The Menu: Celebrating lamprey; meaty mushrooms, and OK tribes share hunting grounds

The Cherokee, Chickasaw, Muscogee, Choctaw and Seminole Nations of Oklahoma have agreed to recognize each other’s licenses for hunting and fishing on their respective reservation lands. Tribal leaders say the agreement both strengthens their sovereignty and creates a more sustainable fish and wildlife management system; If you know where to look, there is an abundance of edible fungi available on trees and the forest floor. It’s mushroom season in the Southwest and Native foragers are collecting beefsteaks, lobsters and chicken of the woods; And, Columbia River tribes celebrate what is among their oldest food sources: lamprey. These are the topics on this edition of The Menu, our regular Indigenous food show hosted by Andi Murphy.

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