You are invited to…
A 6th Native Plants Restoration and Pollinator Protection Workshop
~ For Native American Tribal Communities in Northern Michigan ~
Friday October 4th from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community – Baraga, Michigan
Ojibway Community College
Kinomaage
Teachings from the Earth
- Fungi harvesting: identification, medicinal and eatable characteristics
- An overview of native plant restoration and pollinator protection efforts among Native American tribal communities
- A focus on establishing forest products: blueberry cultivation, cranberry harvesting, maple syrup and sugar processing, wild ginger gathering
Special Presenters
Evelyn Ravindran
KBIC Department of Natural Resources
…along with KBIC Elders & Tribal Leaders
Scott Herron, PhD.
Ethnobotanist
(Odawa, Anishanaabe)
Jan Schultz
Botanist
U.S. Forest Service, Eastern Region
Martin Reinhardt, PhD.
Center for Native American Studies, NMU
With invited representatives from:
- Keeweenaw Bay Indian Community
- Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
- 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 Keeweenaw Bay Indian Community
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
