Decolonizing Maple Syrup
The fact that maple syrup is so rarely acknowledged as an Indigenous invention is a direct result of centuries of colonization and the concerted effort to erase Native culture and identity.
The fact that maple syrup is so rarely acknowledged as an Indigenous invention is a direct result of centuries of colonization and the concerted effort to erase Native culture and identity.
In North America, indigenous ingredients may share a place of origin, but have quirky and individual backstories uniquely their own.