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How the sole Indigenous restaurant in Vancouver preserves local cuisine one dish at a time.

Few things embody a place as powerfully as its food. Ingredients offer insights into its terrain, flora, and fauna, while cooking traditions carry stories of its people and their histories. Yet, the city of Vancouver doesn't boast a thriving culinary scene that showcases its original inhabitants. Salmon n' Bannock, a modern Indigenous bistro, is the only restaurant in the city that offers a dedicated Indigenous dining experience...

It is tough for independent grocers to make a go of it these days. Big-box stores continue to dominate the grocery market across the country and prices continue to climb, so profit margins are tight.

But it is not just dollars and cents at stake. In many Canadian cities, ethnic grocery stores provide not only cultural food stuffs, but a gathering place that is often the heart of the community...