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      Wegmans Celebrates Native American Heritage Month

      Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

      Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

      • About Native American Month
      • Celebrating Our People

      About Native American Heritage Month

      The month of November is recognized as National American Indian Heritage Month and is also referred to as Native American Heritage month. This holiday serves as a time to celebrate and honor the culture, heritage, history, and contributions of the original inhabitants of the United States. (source: CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion)

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      Celebrating Our People

      To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we asked our employees to share their stories around food, family, and traditions.

      Matt P. Wegmans Employee

      Matt P.

      Perishable Manager, 22 years of incredible service
      Ojibwe Tribe

      Matt has held various positions throughout his 22-year career with Wegmans, and in his current role as a Perishable Manager oversees several departments such as Bakery, Produce, and Olde World Cheese. He takes pride in his Native roots and enjoys connecting with folks from various backgrounds while sharing his passion for foods authentic to his culture. We’ve sat down with Matt in the past to get his thoughts on what Native American Heritage Month means to him; this year he expanded on the role food plays in his culture and even shared a family recipe with us:

      “When visiting with family as a younger child, one of the foods that I remember most, and one of the foods I would get most excited about, is Native American Fry Bread. It is not a complex recipe, and each person has their own unique way of making it, but I remember that everyone was able to help make it, and it was something we could do as kids and not make a total mess of everything. It’s one of those foods that is just so comforting to eat with your family, and each person can enjoy it as a savory or sweet dish depending on what toppings they used. Making and enjoying it together was just always so fun and really spoke to the importance of togetherness in our Native Family.”

      Matt’s Native American Fry Bread Recipe

      Ingredients

      • 1 cup all-purpose flour
      • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
      • 1/4 teaspoon salt
      • 1/2 cup plus 2 Tablespoons Milk
      • Vegetable Oil for Frying

      Instructions

      1. Place flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Add milk and stir until dough begins to ball up. On a lightly floured surface knead dough. Do not over-work the dough. After working dough, place in a bowl and chill for 30 minutes.
      2. Heat oil to 350 degrees in a deep-frying pan or kettle. You’ll need at least one inch of oil in the bottom of the pan.
      3. Divide the chilled dough into four equal portions. Lightly flour surface. Pat and roll out baseball size pieces of dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Poke a hole in the middle of each disc with your finger or knife (so dough will fry flat). Place dough disc in oil and cook until golden brown, flip over and cook opposite side until golden brown. Dough is done in about 3 minutes depending on oil temperature and thickness of dough.
      4. Place fry bread on paper towel lined plate then top with your favorite topping.

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      Chris T. Wegmans Employee

      Christopher T.

      Staff Pharmacist, 15 years of incredible service
      St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of Akwesasne

      Christopher is a proud member of the St. Regis Mohawk tribe of Akwesasne which is part of the Iroquois Confederacy. This time of year, Chris is reminded of how important it is to give thanks during the harvest season.

      “The Iroquois Confederacy (the Iroquois word for the Confederacy is Haudenosaunee, which translates to ‘they built longhouses’, or, ‘people of the longhouse’) spans much of New York State and is made up of 6 nations: Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora. As many may know, Native American Heritage Month is celebrated in November spanning through Thanksgiving. We know Thanksgiving has been adopted as part of American culture and its purpose is to honor the year’s harvest. The Haudenosaunee believe that “thanksgiving” occurs throughout the year. We give thanks to the natural world for providing the resources to sustain us, celebrating important events like when maple tree sap starts to run, when the first of the fruits arrive in the spring (such as strawberries), and when corn grows on the stalk.”

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