SEAN SHERMAN, Oglala Lakota, born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, has been cooking across the United States and world for the last 30 years. His main culinary focus has been the revitalization and awareness of Indigenous foods systems in a modern culinary context. In 2014, he opened The Sioux Chef as a caterer and food educator in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area. His first book, The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen, was published in 2017. His restaurant Owamni opened in 2021, and was honored on many Best New Restaurant lists, winning the James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant in 2022.
