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Kinomaage Workshop October 4

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Kinomaage WorkshopYou 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

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Kinomaage Success Story

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KINOMAAGE

Celebrating Native American Tradition

Restoring and Recovering Native Plants

On September 13-14, 2012, representatives from four American Indian tribes in the Upper Great Lakes Basin met with US National Forest Service staff to continue sharing skills and experiences for use in collaborative efforts to restore and preserve native plants and protect pollinators.

Giiwegiizhigookway Martin

Giiwegiizhigookway (Giiwe) Martin

The Lac View Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (LVD) hosted the event in Watersmeet, Michigan with the second day of the workshop held at the Old Village Round House, a traditional ceremonial and gathering place for the LVD tribal community. Key presenters included Scott Herron, PhD, ethno-botanist and Odawa tribal member, Giiwegiizhigookway (Giiwe) Martin, Director of LVD Historic Preservation, and Roger LaBine, LVD tribal Conversation committee and an oversight supervisor for wild rice harvesting. Hands-on sessions for the 39 participants involved practical sessions on seed cleaning, seed storage, invasive species, and native seed harvesting. Sue Rabitaille provided technical insights from her role as greenhouse manager for the Hiawatha National Forest.

Tribes represented at the event included the Sault Ste Marie Band of Chippewa Indians, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC), the Forest County Potawatomi Community, and the Lac View Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. Evelyn Rivandren, KBIC tribal member and Kelly Constantino, Director of Youth Activities and Education for the Sault Ste Indian Community were designated as key leaders for this ongoing native plants initiative.

The 4th such gathering since 2010, the event was coordinated by The Cedar Tree Institute and Jan Schultz, USDAFS Botanist, Eastern Region of the USDAFS. The title for these workshops, rooted in the language of the Anishinaabe, is Kinomaage meaning “teachings from the earth.” The intention of these workshops is to assist indigenous leaders in affirming and reclaiming key roles as traditional caretakers and protectors of the Great Lakes botanical ecosystem. The next workshop is scheduled for April 2013.

Kinomaage Talking Circle

The Kinomaage Talking Circle, Lac Vieux Desert Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians

The Kinomaage series is part of the Wings and Seeds Project (Zaagkii) first launched in 2008 by the Cedar Tree Institute, the USDA Forest Service, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Northern Michigan University’s Center for Native American Studies, and Michigan’s Marquette County Juvenile Court.

Scott Herron at the Old Village Roundhouse

Scott Herron, Anishinaabe ethno-botanist, addresses workshop participants at the Old Village Roundhouse, Watersmeet, Michigan

Kinomaage Workshop September 13 & 14

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Lac Vieux Desert Band of L.S. ChippewaYou 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.

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Hannahville Indian Community hosts U.S. Forest Service, Cedar Tree Institute April 2012 Workshop on Pollinator Protection and Native Plant Restoration

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CedarRepresentatives of 5 tribal communities attended an April 2012 pollinator protection and native plants restoration workshop at the Hannahville Indian Community.

Hannahville Indian School students planted apple and cedar saplings as part of the U.S. Forest Service-funded Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Coordinated by the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute, the Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project partners with Northern Michigan and Wisconsin tribes to restore native plants and protect pollinators like bees and butterflies.

Hannahville Tree Planting

Hannahville Indian Community hosts U.S. Forest Service, Cedar Tree Institute April 2012 Workshop on Pollinator Protection and Native Plant Restoration

2012 Zaagkii Project: U.S. Forest Service, Native Americans guard pollinators, restore native plants

Students Plant Saplings

With smiles on their faces and dirt on their hands, the students had fun planting the apple tree and cedar tree saplings.

2012 Zaagkii Project USFS, tribes share tech, protect native plants/pollinators: Bumblebees/Monarchs

Jan Schultz

Jan Schultz offers perspectives from the U.S. Forest Service on grant possibilities and technical support

Kinomaagewin-aki, Teachings from the Earth

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Kinomaage-Aki, Teachings from the EarthYou are invited to…
A Native Plants Restoration and Pollinator Protection Workshop
~ For Native American Tribal Communities in Northern Michigan ~

Thursday April, 12th from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Hannahville Indian (Potawatomi) Community in Wilson, Michigan

Kinomaagewin-aki

Teachings from the Earth

  • Insights into traditional Native cultural teachings, medicinal plants & challenges facing native plants restoration efforts in Indian country
  • An overview of native plant restoration and pollinator-protection efforts among Native American tribal communities
  • Perspectives from the U.S. Forest Service on grant possibilities & technical support

Special Presenters

Earl Meshigaud
Cultural Director, Historian
(Hannaville Indian Community)

Scott Herron, PhD.
Ethnobotanist
(Odawa, Anishanaabe)

Jan Schultz
Botanist
U.S. Forest Service, Eastern Region

With invited representatives from:

  • Keeweenaw Bay Indian Community
  • Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians
  • Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
  • Hannahville Indian Community
  • Bay Mills Indian Community
  • Northern Michigan University’s Center for Native American Studies
Gathering Grounds Harvest 2010, Hannaville Indian Community

Gathering Grounds Harvest 2010, Hannaville Indian Community

Sponsored by The Cedar Tree Institute in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service and Hannahville 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
tom@reinhardtassociates.net

The Earth Shows Us the Way.

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