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June 01, 2024 / All day!
Seattle Pride
Natoncks Booth at Seattle Pride 50
10601 5th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125
December 9, 2023 / 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Seattle Kraken
Indigenous Peoples Night Pres. By Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
10601 5th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125
December 2, 2023 / 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
8th Generation
Sip & Shop
1406 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101-2004, United States
November 12, 2023 / 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tilth Alliance
Community Kitchen Meals: Indigenous Takeover with Natoncks Metsu
Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands, 5513 S Cloverdale St, Seattle, WA 98118
Press
December 31, 2024 - Native America Calling
The Menu: King Philip Corn, the healing power of Natoncks Metsu, and remembering Terrol Dew Johnson
Jason Vickers (Nipmuc) just opened his own catering and personal chef business in Seattle. Natoncks Metsu is the culmination of his connection to food sovereignty that helped him overcome substance abuse and homelessness.
November 25, 2024 - Seattle Magazine
Chef Overcomes Personal Troubles to Celebrate his Native American Roots
Jason Vickers is as Seattle food and culture as you get. Yet, many have never heard of him. He has cooked at numerous iconic places across the region with chefs such as Kathy Casey, Russell Lowell, Jonathan Hunt, Tom Black, Scott Staples and the late Tamara Murphy. He recently founded Netoncks Metsu, the catering, meal prep and special events business dedicated to cooking with historically local ingredients and First Nation’s traditions.
November 11, 2024 - Converge
Eighth Generation and Huy: Wrapping a Community in Support and Second Chances
A powerful and moving event recently unfolded in Seattle, celebrating the release of the Huy/Eighth Generation/Louie Gong butterfly blanket, a poignant symbol of transformation and hope for Indigenous people impacted by incarceration.
November 18, 2023 - South Seattle Emerald
Jason Vickers' Indigenous takeover of Tilth Alliance's Community Kitchen Brought Native Food to the Table
On a recent drippy Sunday afternoon, dozens of Seattleites made their way from the street onto the bouncy soil of the luscious Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands. As people sipped water infused with salad burnet (an herbaceous plant that tastes exactly like cucumber) and hot tea, the congregants settled around sheltered tables outside — they came to eat, listen, and learn.
October 9, 2023 - Seattle Times
Seattle celebrates its second official Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Honoring our elders: Past and Present. That was the theme Monday as hundreds gathered at Westlake Park to march through downtown Seattle in celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day. Monday marked the second time the city of Seattle officially celebrated the holiday, which 10 states and more than 100 cities across the country have adopted in lieu of Columbus Day.