You are invited to…
A 4th Native Plants Restoration and Pollinator Protection Workshop
~ For Native American Tribal Communities in Northern Michigan ~
Thursday September 13th from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and
Friday September 14th from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa – Watersmeet, Michigan
Kinomaage
Teachings from the Earth
- An overview of native plant restoration and pollinator-protection efforts among Native American tribal communities
- Native seeds and components of restoration: harvesting, cleaning, storing
- Insights into traditional Native cultural teachings, medicinal plants & wild rice seeding and harvesting
Special Presenters
giiwegiizhigookway (giiwe) Martin
Director of Cultural & Historic Preservation
(Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa)
…along with L.V.D. Elders & Tribal Leaders
Scott Herron, PhD.
Ethnobotanist
(Odawa, Anishanaabe)
Jan Schultz
Botanist
U.S. Forest Service, Eastern Region
With invited representatives from:
- Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
- Keeweenaw Bay Indian Community
- Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians
- Hannahville Indian Community
- Bay Mills Indian Community
- Northern Michigan University’s Center for Native American Studies
Sponsored by The Cedar Tree Institute in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service and Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
For More Information:
Jon Magnuson
The Cedar Tree Institute, Director
magnusonx2@charter.net
(906)228-5494
~or~
Tom Biron
Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians
birontho@gmail.com
The Earth Shows Us the Way.
Thank you for doing all of this.
How I wish I’d seen this program announcement earlier! I hope the event was a huge success; what a worthwhile and meaningful endeavor. If you have a mailing list, please do add me to it. My son/business partner and I have as one of our main goals to incorporate as many Michigan resources as possible into our projects and help foster respect and appreciation for this state and its people. While all of our films in development are fiction, they include a realistic view of some of the many and diverse issues that affect all of us living beside these beautiful Great Lakes. The wild (natural) plants and herbs that abound here have always fascinated me, right from youngest childhood to this day; I have always believed that the first people had in their care a very great treasure of knowledge long lost to many Europeans. I am purely self-taught via old books and listening to much older folks; armed with that shared knowledge, was once able to cure my horse of a skin disorder that failed to respond to the vet’s prescription medication. The very best of wishes for success in your plant preservation and restoration projects.