Sherry Pocknett

Chef Sherry Pocknett is the first Indigenous woman to win a James Beard Award. She founded Sly Fox Den, a restaurant and cultural center that educates the public on Indigenous foodways, culture, and history. Chef Pocknett honors the food from these Northeast Indigenous lands and waters and practices traditional techniques in farming, hunting, fishing, and cooking. Pocknett grew up on Cape Cod; she is the daughter of Native American rights advocate and Mashpee Wampanoag Chief Sly Fox, Vernon Pocknett.