Living Earth Festival Symposium: Chocolate Chat 3 - Neftali Duran

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National Museum of the American Indian

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Living Earth Festival Symposium: Chocolate Chat 3 - Neftali Duran

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As a part of the museum's 8th Living Earth Festival, three Native American chefs, Chefs Freddie Bitsoie (Diné [Navajo]), Neftali Duran (Mixteco), and Julio Saqui (Mopan Maya), explore the rich history of cacao and chocolate. In this segment, Neftali Duran talks about his experiences and knowledge of chocolate. Neftali Duran (Mixteco), born in the Mexican state of Oaxaca to a family of cooks, healers, and campesinos, now leads the Nuestra Comida Project at Nuestras Raices, a grassroots urban agriculture organization that seeks to create healthy environments and more equitable food systems in New England. His work is informed by his experience as a migrant worker and 19 years in the restaurant industry as chef, baker, and small business owner. He also educates communities across the United States about indigenous culinary traditions and the effects of migration on people and food. Chef Duran, who has been featured on the Cooking Channel, Food52.com, and various media, is interested in documenting the culinary traditions of the different regions of Oaxaca, Mexico, as well as reclaiming the roots and cultures of the original peoples of the Americas. The symposium was webcast and recorded in the Rasmuson Theater of the National Museum of the American Indian on July 14, 2017.

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20 min 13 sec

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2017-07-19T16:21:03.000Z

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