Destination Canada

Nourished Lands

Branded Doc

5-Part Series

Overview

A five part documentary series centered on five Indigenous chefs across Canada, exploring food as memory, land, and living culture.

TEam

Directors

Cristóbal Ruiz & Thomas Silcock

DP

Cristóbal Ruiz & Thomas Silcock

Editor

Dakota Morton

Country

Canada

year

2023

The story

Through the eyes of five acclaimed Indigenous chefs, we are taken on a culinary journey to explore Indigenous cuisine, the values upheld and the in-depth processes passed down through generations, with the spiritual and cultural meaning it has for them and their communities.

featuring

Featuring Siila Flaherty, Joseph Shawana, Cezine Nottaway, Scott Isherhof & Paul Natrall. Shot from Iqaluit, Nunavut to Vancouver, BC. See full series here: https://destinationindigenous.ca/blog/nourished-lands/

Ⓒ2026 Cristóbal Ruiz

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Film Director

Ⓒ2026 Cristóbal Ruiz

all rights reserved

Film Director

Ⓒ2026 Cristóbal Ruiz

Film Director