Kinomaage Workshop September 13 & 14

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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Kinomaagewin-aki, Teachings from the Earth

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.

View Kinomaage-Aki Flyer at full size