Filmmaker Julie Dash explores her Geechee heritage, Hawaiians celebrate kalo and Makah Indians fight to resume whale hunting. Food tells the world who we are.

Filmmaker Julie Dash explores her Geechee heritage and learns not to lift the lid off that rice pot! Hawaiians celebrate kalo, their staple food and according to oral history, their older brother. And the Makah Indians fight to resume whale hunting in an effort to maintain their cultural identity and pass on their rich traditions to future generations. Food tells the world who we are.