Alexa Numkena-Anderson, an Indigenous — Hopi, Yakama, Skokomish and Cree Nations — and Mexican chef, sees her first restaurant, Javelina, as her duty to the community. Javelina “felt like a necessity in many ways. Lack of representation, I mean, that’s a huge part of it,” Numkena-Anderson said. Aside from Javelina, “There are no Native American restaurants here in Portland, even though we have a huge rich urban Native population here in Portland alone.” Read more at the link in our bio. 📸: chiara.prof #javelina #nativeamericancuisine #nativefood #precolonialfood #firstfoods #portland #portlandoregon #comfortfood #hereisoregon #theoregonian