Canada embraces indigenous cuisine, a long-neglected culinary tradition

A handful of indigenous-owned restaurants that have sprung up in Toronto in recent years hint at changing circumstances

The line at the door snaked down the street, eventually spilling out into a residential area. In a city offering menus from around the globe, more than 800 people had turned up for the opening of a relative rarity: a restaurant devoted to First Nations cuisine.

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