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APRIL 2, 2001

Amber L. Hairy Shirt, an eighth-grade student in South Dakota and a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, wants the state to choose a new official dessert.

In a letter to The Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Hairy Shirt says the Legislature was wrong to choose kuchen as the official state dessert. Kuchen is a pastry originating from Germany.

Hairy Shirt instead says the state's dessert should be a Native cuisine. She says wojapi, a dessert made out of berries and often eaten with fry bread, should be chosen to reflect the state's Native culture.

Get the Hairy Shirt's Letter:
Official state dessert should be native (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 3/31)

Relevant Links:
Hairy Shirt's wojapi recipe - http://www.angelfire.com/mac/wojapi/index.html