The Alaska Native Arts Foundation is excited to partner with North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems and First Light Alaska to support an Indigenous food workshop led by Rob Kinneen. This workshop will take place on October 20, 2026 from 2-4 pm at Covenant House in downtown Anchorage. During the workshop participants will learn how to prepare traditional indigenous foods such as seal, salmon and berries, while discussing pre-contact values and contemporary preparations. Participants will also learn about preparing foods for off premise catering.
About Rob Kinneen (Tlingit): Chef Rob was born and raised in Alaska and began working in restaurants in Anchorage as a teenager. He received formal training at the Culinary Institute of American in New York. He currently serves as the Outreach Director for chef Sean Sherman’s nonprofit, North American Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS). Rob has a passion for using local sustainable ingredients. Through this work Rob helps to uplift food sovereignty efforts. When asked what food sovereignty means to him, Rob shared that “Food sovereignty is self-determination and resilience. Stewardship and knowledge of food is honoring our ancestors and our future.”
To sign up for the workshop, please contact mailto:nadia@aknativearts.org. Participation is limited to 8 individuals.
The Alaska Native Arts Foundation would like to thank individual donors who have provided traditional foods to share for this workshop, Covenant House for providing kitchen access, and the Wildbirch Hotel for providing accommodation to chef Rob.
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