Twila Cassadore

Twila Cassadore is an Arizona-based forager, food educator, advocate for Indigenous food sovereignty, and member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe who teaches Indigenous food traditions throughout the Western Apache tribes.[1][2] Through her work, Cassadore promotes the importance of foods consumed by Apaches prior to the forcible relocation of Native Americans to reservations and subsequent reliance on government rations.[2] She interviews tribal elders, takes foraging trips into the wilderness, and delivers public presentations to share her research.[2]

  1. ^ "Sonoran Arcana Points Of View: What Is Arizona Food?". KJZZ. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  2. ^ a b c Malloy, Chris (2019-06-09). "Lightning in the Hand: An Apache Leader Hunts for the Past to Nourish the Future". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2020-06-29.