FOOD

Part of the heritage of Northern Saskatchewan is the preparation and sharing of traditional foods. Moosemeat, caribou, bannock, and fish are all staples of the traditional northern diet. 

Before food stores, northern people hunted, fished, and gathered all their food. During the fur trade and missionary years, gardening was introduced and provided vegetables to go along with the wild meats.

Smoking and drying meat was essential for preserving food before electricity and refrigerators. Traditionally, no part of an animal was wasted. Meat was eaten fresh and preserved, hides were tanned for clothing and shelter, and bones were cooked for fat and shaped for tools.