Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

How Indigenous Restaurants Are Decolonizing Seattle’s Dining Scene, One Plate at a Time - Eater Seattle

"Seattle’s best-known Indigenous restaurant, Off the Rez, also showcases hyper-seasonal plates, with produce, fish, and bison sourced from tribal vendors whenever possible. Selected for James Beard’s Taste America event earlier in November, Off the Rez is owned by Mark McConnell, who is from the Blackfeet Nation in Browning, Montana, and his partner, Cecilia Rikard." - Sabra Boyd

"Female Bigfoot...with hashtags? A bill pay reminder? "Dzunuk'wa" is a totem figure from coastal British Columbia -- one of the Pacific NW Native (or "first nations") artifacts in front of Seattle 's Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. The ubiquity of modern social networking colors our view -- are those hashtags on her headpiece? A century ago, such a pole did indeed "tweet," communicating that the family whose home she was facing was in debt: pay your bill! Once the debt was taken care of, this "wild woman of the woods" would then face the sea instead. The Burke Museum is located on the northwest edge of the University of Washington campus."

Seattle Restaurant Week Kicks Off This Sunday | Eater Seattle

"I note that Off the Rez also has a cafe located in the Burke Museum, indicating the museum hosts food options tied to local Native vendors." - Eater

Off the Rez Cafe Debuts at the Burke Museum Saturday | Eater Seattle

"Tracing its roots back to the 1800s, the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture—reopening as the new Burke Museum—is the oldest museum in Washington; I note it holds sizable collections of Northwest and Alaskan art and has a Native American advisory board. The setting apparently fits Off the Rez Cafe, which will operate inside the museum and provide catering for events, and museum tickets are not required to enter the restaurant." - Gabe Guarente

Off the Rez Cafe Planned at New Burke Museum on University of Washington’s Campus | Eater Seattle

"Tracing its roots back to the 1800s, the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is Washington’s oldest museum; it showcases large-scale dinosaur fossils and other artifacts and is opening a brand-new facility at the University of Washington this October. I noted that the new building will include Off the Rez Cafe as a food option, and the announcement has prompted enthusiastic online reactions (including the 'dude-ified' response on Twitter)." - Gabe Guarente