Native Foods (Indian/Alaska)

The population of Native American with American Indians and Alaskan Natives, once was about 24 million. The tribes that were existed were about five hundred and their type of food depended on geographic region and climate. Their territories were located by various natural boundaries such as, mountains, oceans, rivers, and plains. The activities of hunting, fishing, and farming were the only way for food supply, so the food was based on fish, meat, berries, plants and various nuts.

CaloriesCalc.com, a website devoted to providing nutritional information on a wide variety of foods, their food group on “Native Foods” lists unique food choices that would be consumed by Native Americans traditionally. As hunters and fishermen, Native Americans had diets rich in fish and game animals. CaloriesCalc.com provides scientifically sound nutritional information on different types of animal meat such as: caribou (22 g. of protein), black bear (20 g. of protein), and fish, like the king salmon (20 g. of protein). Furthermore, Native Americans were farmers and gatherers. Gathering up different fruits and berries for consumption provided the Native American diet with rich sources of antioxidants, which are known to combat the damaging effects of free radicals in the body, thus, preventing inflammatory diseases such as cancers, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. Native Americans are also known for their agricultural abilities. Their most famous crop being corn often referred to as Maize. Corn is not only a great source of carbohydrates, but also a significant source of dietary fiber and magnesium. Magnesium is a mineral known to help lower inflammatory markers and blood pressure thus leading to prevention of cardiovascular diseases, while fiber is essential for digestive health. CaloriesCalc.com offers clinically accurate nutritional information regarding a variety of food groups which can be very valuable for different cultures who wish to utilize the information on the website to construct a well-balanced diet.

Acorn stew (Apache)

Agave, cooked (Southwest)

Agave, dried (Southwest)

Agave, raw (Southwest)

Agutuk, fish with shortening (Alaskan ice Cream) (Alaska Native)

Agutuk, fish/Berry with seal oil (Alaskan ice Cream) (Alaska Native)

Agutuk, meat-caribou (Alaskan ice Cream) (Alaska Native)

Ascidians (tunughnak) (Alaska Native)

Bear, black, meat (Alaska Native)

Bear, polar, meat, raw (Alaska Native)

Blackberries, wild, raw (Alaska Native)

Blueberries, wild, frozen (Alaska Native)

Blueberries, wild, raw (Alaska Native)

Bread, blue Corn, somiviki (Hopi)

Bread, kneel down (Navajo)

Buffalo, free range, top round steak, cooked (Shoshone Bannock)

Buffalo, free range, top round steak, raw (Shoshone Bannock)

Caribou, bone marrow, raw (Alaska Native)

Caribou, eye, raw (Alaska Native)

Caribou, hind Quarter meat, raw (Alaska Native)

Caribou, hind quarter, meat, cooked (Alaska Native)

Caribou, liver, raw (Alaska Native)

Caribou, rump meat, half dried (Alaska Native)

Caribou, shoulder meat, dried (Alaska Native)

Caribou, tongue, raw (Alaska Native)

Cattail, Narrow Leaf Shoots (Northern Plains Indians)

Chilchen (Red Berry Beverage) (Navajo)

Chiton, leathery, gumboots (Alaska Native)

Chokecherries, raw, pitted (Northern Plains Indians)

Chokecherries, raw, pitted (Shoshone Bannock)

Cloudberries, raw (Alaska Native)

Cockles, raw (Alaska Native)

Corn, dried (Navajo)

Corn, dried, yellow (Northern Plains Indians)

Corn, White, steamed (Navajo)

Corned beef and potatoes in tortilla (Apache)

Cornmeal, blue (Navajo)

Cornmeal, White (Navajo)

Cornmeal, yellow (Navajo)

Cranberries, wild, bush, raw (Alaska Native)

Cranberry, Low bush or lingenberry, raw (Alaska Native)

Deer (venison), sitka, raw (Alaska Native)

Duck, scoter, White-winged, meat (Alaska Native)

Elk, free range, ground, cooked patties (Shoshone Bannock)

Elk, free range, ground, raw (Shoshone Bannock)

Elk, free range, roast, eye of round, cooked (Shoshone Bannock)

Elk, free range, roast, eye of round, raw (Shoshone Bannock)

Fireweed, young leaves, raw (Alaska Native)

Fish, blackfish, Whole (Alaska Native)

Fish, devilfish, meat (Alaska Native)

Fish, halibut, cooked, with skin (Alaska Native)

Fish, halibut, raw, with skin (Alaska Native)

Fish, herring Eggs on giant kelp, Pacific (Alaska Native)

Fish, herring Eggs, Pacific, dry (Alaska Native)

Fish, herring Eggs, Pacific, plain (Alaska Native)

Fish, herring, Pacific, flesh, air-dried, packed in oil (Alaska Native)

Fish, lingcod, liver (Alaska Native)

Fish, lingcod, meat, raw (Alaska Native)

Fish, pike, northern, liver (Alaska Native)

Fish, salmon, chum, dried (Alaska Native)

Fish, Salmon, Chum, raw (Alaska Native)

Fish, salmon, coho (silver), raw (Alaska Native)

Fish, salmon, King (chinook), raw (Alaska Native)

Fish, salmon, King, chinook, kippered, canned (Alaska Native)

Fish, salmon, King, chinook, liver (Alaska Native)

Fish, salmon, King, chinook, smoked and canned (Alaska Native)

Fish, salmon, King, chinook, smoked, brined (Alaska Native)

Fish, salmon, King, with skin, kippered, (Alaska Native)

Fish, salmon, red, (sockeye), canned, smoked (Alaska Native)

Fish, salmon, red, (sockeye), kippered (Alaska Native)

Fish, salmon, red, canned, bones removed (Alaska Native)

Fish, salmon, sockeye (red), raw (Alaska Native)

Fish, salmon, tipnuk, fermented (Alaska Native)

Fish, sheefish, raw (Alaska Native)

Fish, Whitefish, broad, head, eyes, cheeks and Soft bones (Alaska Native)

Fish, Whitefish, broad, liver (Alaska Native)

Fish, Whitefish, dried (Alaska Native)

Fish, Whitefish, Eggs (Alaska Native)

Fish, Whitefish, mixed species, raw (Alaska Native)

Frybread, made with lard (Apache)

Frybread, made with lard (Navajo)

Hazelnuts, beaked (Northern Plains Indians)

Huckleberries, raw (Alaska Native)

Lambsquarters, raw (Northern Plains Indians)

Lambsquarters, steamed (Northern Plains Indians)

Mashu roots, raw (Alaska Native)

Melon, banana (Navajo)

Moose, liver, braised (Alaska Native)

Moose, meat, raw (Alaska Native)

Mouse Nuts, roots (Alaska Native)

Mouse Nuts, seedlings (Alaska Native)

Mush, blue Corn with ash (Navajo)

Mutton, cooked, roasted (Navajo)

Octopus (Alaska Native)

Oil, Bearded seal (Oogruk) (Alaska Native)

Oil, beluga, whale (Alaska Native)

Oil, spotted seal (Alaska Native)

Oil, walrus (Alaska Native)

Oil, whale, bowhead (Alaska Native)

Oopah (tunicate), Whole animal (Alaska Native)

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