Pocknett grew up on Cape Cod; she is the daughter of Native American rights advocate and Mashpee Wampanoag Chief Sly Fox, Vernon Pocknett.[3][4] She grew up cooking with her family who from the early 1970s until 2000, operated and owned The Flume Restaurant in Mashpee on Cape Cod.[5] Her uncle, Chief Flying Eagle, Earl Mills, Sr. was a chef, while her grandmother, Delscena Hendricks, served as master baker and chef.[5] Prior to opening her restaurant, Pocknett worked as a caterer, handling many tribal social events, including the annual powwow, and worked as food and beverage director at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center in Connecticut.[3][6] Pocknett has two daughters, Jade and Cheyenne Pocknett-Galvin.[7]
Career
Pocknett opened Sly Fox Den Too in June 2021 in Charlestown.[4] The restaurant specializes in Eastern Woodland Indigenous cuisine and is named after Pocknett's father.[4] The "too" in the name was added due to Pocknett planning to open a flagship location in Preston, Connecticut that will include a living Native American Museum and oyster farm.[5][2] At Sly Fox Den Too, Pocknett utilizes seasonal, indigenous, and foraged ingredients and Indigenous culinary practices.[5][8]
In 2022, Sherry Pocknett received an Artist2Artist Fellowship grant from the Art Matters Foundation for Sly Fox Den.[9]