Links and Resources from Native American Heritage Month Series Part 1: Menominee Nation Land History Introduction
- Kriss Marion
- Nov 10
- 2 min read
It's such a joy to celebrate Native American Heritage Month with you on our ever-popular First Nations live webinar series. We started the series last Thursday, November 6, with 150 people on the Zoom with Dr. Annie Jones, professor of Organization Development and Tribal Nations Specialist at University of Wisconsin, Department of Extension, and Jennifer Gauthier, director of the Sustainable Development Institute at College of Menominee Nation. We are grateful for their generosity.
Attendees were present from all across Wisconsin, but also from Ames, Iowa, New London, Minnesota, NE Illinois, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and Washington, DC. Many thanks to Michael Fields Agricultural Institute for funding this program and to Renewing the Countryside for helping with promotions.
The series continues THIS THURSDAY with Dr. Annie and Jennifer introducing PhD student Miranda C. Washinawatok. Sign up now to get the link and learn about the incredible history of Menominee agriculture. Then come back on Nov 20 to learn about the world-famous Menominee Forest. You don't have to have attended the first one to enjoy the next ones. Scroll down to see many of the resources that were shared on the webinar last week, and you'll also find last year's webinars on Ho-Chunk Nation agriculture and seedkeeping.
RESOURCES AND LINKS from November 6 Webinar
Jennifer talked about the Menominee Nation's traditional 13 Moon Celebrations and shared this resource to learn more:
"People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care,"
Dr. Annie on building authentic relationships.
Sources for seed to plant three sisters: squash, corn, beans.
Fedco
Seedsavers Exchange
Bakers Creek
Buffalo Seeds
Experimental Farm Network
Bonnie McKiernan, Menominee herbalist, recommended for tea and knowledge:
Dr. Patty Loew's book: Seventh Generation Earth Ethics
Join Dr. Annie Jones and colleagues on a First Nations cultural landscape tour of the UW Campus:
THANK YOU!
We have learned so much from these webinars over the past few years. Some of them are archived in the YouTube WiWiC Playlist, along with our summer and winter webinars series. But below you can find the links to rewatch the 2024 series on Ho-Chunk Nation right now. Enjoy!
