Founded in 2018 by Lakota chef Sean Sherman, NATIFS is dedicated to promoting Indigenous foodways education and facilitating Indigenous food access. They are building a North American food system that generates Indigenous wealth and improves health in Native communities. Headquartered in Minneapolis, their work includes developing social enterprises, such as the fine dining restaurant Owamni and the direct-to-consumer Indigenous Food Lab Market. They also run a professional Indigenous kitchen and training center and provide healthy, traditional foods at scale to institutions such as schools and tribal communities.