They should teach the true sad History of Indian Frybread.
They should teach the true sad History of Indian Frybread...
That 'ol Indian Fry Bread' made of lard & flour.
"Do you know where the 'idea' of frybread comes from, young one?", asked the Elder. He said, "The U.S. had forcibly removed our people from our homeland, confined them to reservations and cut their rations by half".
Everyone sat back to listen and looked so eager to hear the story this beautiful Elder was about to tell, all smiles...
"Buggy flour and rancid lard", he said softly with his head down... "Flour, you know, with bugs in it, and lard that had gone bad... that was all we got from the Indian Agent". Eyes were shocked. "That was all we had to cook with, it was all we had to eat... Buggy flour and rancid lard... And so we 'cooked' with both... That is how this European mystical and wonderful idea of 'frybread' came about... I just thought I would tell you."
Elder Unknown
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