Mariah Grant was brainstorming ways to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Trickster Tacos food truck, which travels to powwows and other Native events in the Twin Cities and beyond.
In September, she put out a Facebook post to gauge interest in a food truck festival. Less than a year later, she’s launching the state’s first Native American Food Truck Festival this Saturday at Harriet Island in St. Paul.
“We’re expecting a big turnout,” Grant said. “I thought it was only going to be 1,000 people and I was going to be happy with that. But I think we’re going to see well more than that.”…