Sean Sherman

Sean Sherman (born 1974) is an American Oglala Lakota Sioux chef, cookbook author, forager, and promoter of Indigenous cuisine. Sherman founded the indigenous food education business and caterer The Sioux Chef and founded the nonprofit North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NĀTIFS). He received a James Beard Foundation Leadership Award and his 2017 cookbook, The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen, won the 2018 James Beard Award for Best American Cookbook. In 2022, Owamni won the James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant.