Our Knives Will Save Us: Dispatches from a White Mountain Apache Chef

Nephi Craig is the executive chef of Café Gozhóó in Whiteriver, Arizona, on the White Mountain Apache Tribe Reservation, and an advanced certified relapse prevention specialist (ACRPS) and behavioral health technician (BHT) currently serving as the Nutritional Recovery program coordinator at the Rainbow Treatment Center. Craig is the founder of the Native American Culinary Association (NACA), an organization that is dedicated to the research, refinement, and development of Native American cuisine. His work has been recognized in national and international publications such as Newsweek, Forbes, Food & Wine, and The Guardian.