Sat, Aug 15
|Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse
Turtle Island by Sean Sherman with Kate Nelson and Kristin Donnelly
Celebrate Indian Market Weekend! Join three-time James Beard Award–winning Oglala Lakota chef Sean Sherman, Kate Nelson and Jimmy Horn for a sit-and-sign. Turtle Island delves into the rich culinary landscapes of Turtle Island—as many Indigenous cultures call this continent.
Date, Time & Location
Aug 15, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM MDT
Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
About the Event
Order Turtle Island ($45, hardcover, from CWB online or call the store to reserve your copy for the signing (505) 988-4226.
A BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST, SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE, LIBRARY JOURNAL
Growing up on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation, Oglala Lakota chef Sean Sherman understood that his people’s food was rich in flavor, heritage, and connection to the land. It was in the midst of a successful restaurant career mainly cooking European cuisines that he realized the lack of understanding about Native American foodways—a revelation that sent him on a journey to learn more about how Indigenous communities have preserved and evolved their cuisines through the centuries. Now a leading figure in the Indigenous food movement, he shares in Turtle Island the unique and diverse Native foodways of North America through both traditional and modern recipes made with ingredients that have nourished Indigenous…