--- description: Find out why Sean Sherman is one of the 100 most influential people of 2023. title: Sean Sherman: The 100 Most Influential People of 2023 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb7e076254bd8327c/698a3be2db2987c51d268e3a/Sean-Sherman-time100-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 13, 2023 # Sean Sherman by Padma Lakshmi  Marcus Nilsson—The New York Times/Redux When we were filming the Indigenous episode in our first season of _Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi,_ everyone we interviewed within the community named [Sean Sherman](https://seansherman.com/ "undefined") as the one to speak to. Sean has had a major impact on revitalizing and revolutionizing Native cuisine in the U.S., including through his Minneapolis-based restaurant Owamni, which has expanded with the work of his nonprofit, [North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems](https://natifs.org/ "undefined"). He has galvanized a new generation of [Indigenous chefs](https://time.com/6233957/indigenous-chef-thanksgiving-pilgrims/ "undefined") to honor their culinary heritage and to decolonize their diets. Through [Sean’s work](https://seansherman.com/about/ "undefined"), which is truly about so much more than food, he brings a deep sense of pride and identity to the Indigenous community, the importance of which can’t be overstated. Sean has inspired many people, myself included, to become more curious about Native communities, the beauty of their dishes, and the importance of eating harmoniously with Mother Nature. He’s a powerful force of good in the culinary world and beyond. _Lakshmi is an Emmy-nominated producer and host_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269984/sean-sherman/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269984/sean-sherman/"},"headline":"Sean Sherman","datePublished":"2023-04-13T10:32:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:22:05.131Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269984/sean-sherman/","keywords":["TIME 100","franchise","sponsorshipblock","TIME100 2023","t100booking2023"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb7e076254bd8327c/698a3be2db2987c51d268e3a/Sean-Sherman-time100-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb7e076254bd8327c/698a3be2db2987c51d268e3a/Sean-Sherman-time100-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269984/sean-sherman/","name":"Sean Sherman"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"TIME100 | The 100 Most Influential People of 2023","description":"See all the people on Time's 2023 Time 100 list","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/P6RIsapV/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2023-04-13T10:30:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/P6RIsapV.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269984/sean-sherman/","duration":"PT1M53S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269984/sean-sherman/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```