The Appalachian Rekindling Project and the Center for Rural Strategies invite you to Sovereign Bites, a community meal celebrating Native foodways. Members of the Appalachian Rekindling Project will host a six dish meal on their land in Big Stone Gap, Virginia on September 12th from 1pm-3:30pm. Each dish is a recipe or adaptation from Native dishes that have nourished generation after generation of people. Music will be provided by renowned Diné flute-maker Fred Nez-Keams of Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
This event is free, but registration is required because space is limited. Register today!
Update 7/23: Registration for this event is full. If you're interested in signing up for the waitlist, please do so by filling out the form below. If spaces become available, we will contact people in the order in which they've registered for the waitlist.
Update 7/16: Your registration must be approved by our host partner before you receive a confirmation email with additional information about the event.
The Appalachian Rekindling Project is a nonprofit whose mission is to conduct collective and Indigenous-led land care and restoration, to acquire land to prevent extractive or harmful industries in Appalachia, and to promote cultural homecoming and the wellbeing of Indigenous people in or from Appalachian states. Click here to support their work.
The Center for Rural Strategies is a nonprofit that strives to improve conditions in the countryside through creative use of media, communications, and coalition-building. This event is sponsored by Rural Strategies’ Living Traditions program, a multimedia project about folklife in Appalachia.
Questions? Contact Nicole Musgrave at nicole@ruralstrategies.org.
