Andrea Murdoch talks about the ingredients in her Ute Mountain Ute Blue Cornmeal Swirl cake that she made for the Denver EATSS event. (Emma VandenEinde / KUNC)

For years, it was extremely difficult to find meals like bison pot roast or an elk taco at a restaurant, yet Indigenous cuisine has been in the Americas for centuries.

Now, some Indigenous chefs are winning awards and using their talents to serve their community. The Mountain West News Bureau's Emma VandenEinde joined a chef in a Denver community kitchen to see what she's cooking.