Thursday, July 30, 2026 — The Menu: food heals in books ‘Our Knives Will Save Us’ and ‘Raven, Rising’

Past Shows Archives » Native America Calling · Jul 30, 2026 · 56m

Renowned chef Nephi Craig (White Mountain Apache, Navajo) admits he hid his alcoholism fairly well as he was making a name for himself as a Native chef throughout the 2000s. His memoir, "Our Knives Will Save Us: Dispatches from a White Mountain Apache Chef", details his arduous recovery and how food and the kitchen helped him figure out his purpose and path to healing. In the debut children's novel by Christine Hartman Derr (Cherokee), "Raven, Rising", baking was a favorite pastime for a young Cherokee girl until she is struck with sadness and anxiety at the thought of baking and the smell of…