
In a quest for knowledge, chef Chuck Hughes goes on a personal journey towards the rediscovery of First people's ancestral culinary traditions.

Chuck travels to Mashteuiatsh to meet Frederick Raphaël and his son Charlie, both avid hunters; together, they drive to the family's chalet in Ashuapmushuan, where they practice one of their favorite wildlife activities: hunting and field dressing.

Chuck drives to Wikwemikong First Nation in Ontario, where he learns how to ice fish the traditional way with a jigger; Russell, an experienced fisherman, teaches him all about the ice jigger, a device invented by Indigenous fishermen in the early.

Chuck travels to Nipissing, where he learns how to build snares and hunt wild rabbit; during his visit, he meets Lana Chevrier, an Anishinaabe woman with a passion for cooking; Lana runs a local catering business that specializes in small game meats.

Chuck meets Norbert Fontaine, a skilled boat captain from the Innu community of Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam; Chuck joins Captain Fontaine and his sons on a snow crab fishing adventure, where he learns how to prepare bait for crab traps.