Ho-Chunk Nation Agriculture: Past, Present and Future with Hinu Helgesen Smith
Thu, Nov 07
|Zoom
Learn about the long history of the Ho-Chunk Nation's land stewardship in Wisconsin, and hear about the exciting work and future plans of the sovereign Nation's Department of Agriculture today.
Time & Location
Nov 07, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Zoom
About the Event
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by joining this very special lunch webinar with Hinu Smith, the first-ever Executive Director of the Ho-Chunk Department of Agriculture.
Ho-Chunk oral tradition indicates the people have always been here, on traditional lands that span Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois - dating back through multiple ice ages. Hinu will give a brief history of the Ho-Chunk Nation in Wisconsin and the traditional ecological knowlege that informed their agricultural methods and food ways. She'll talk about the origin of the newly-formed Ho-Chunk Department of Agriculture, with a mission to build a resilient food system based on traditional crops locally grown by a new generation of Ho-Chunk producers. We'll learn about the Department's plans to kick off a farmer training program in 2025 and how the general public might be able to experience some of the exciting crops and varieties being cultivated at the Nation's Whirlin…