Ethnoecology (ETHNOBOTANY/NATIVE PLANTS) with Leigh Joseph
The what, where, and who of native plants is … ethnobotany! Which is under the umbrella of Ethnoecology! The wonderful botanist Leigh Joseph shares what steered her to this field, how she includes her Squamish First Nation community in her research, and how we relate to plants – both native and invasive. She’ll chat about how to identify plants, Latin names vs. traditional names, how knowledge is passed down or silenced, the chilling history that inspired some of her work, uses for barks and berries and saps and teas, pharmaceuticals derived from Indigenous knowledge, ceremonial plants, the dos and absolutely do-nots of harvesting, skin remedies, white sage, and so much more. Also what should I put on my face?
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Visit Leigh Joseph’s website and follow her on Instagram
Buy her book: Held by the Land: A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness
Shop Leigh’s plant-based beauty brand: Skwálwen Botanicals
Donations went to Indigenous Climate Action and Seeding Sovereignty
Links to things we discussed:
Indigenous Heritage - Vancouver Heritage Foundation
Vancouver Island First Nations Communities
How the Rage for Sage Threatens Native American Traditions and Recipes
Plant of the Month: White Sage
Protect White Sage | Gabrieleno (Tongva)
To Combat Diabetes, Native Peoples Rediscover Traditional Plants
The traditional uses, chemical constituents and biological activities of Plantago major. A review
Traditional Use of Devil’s Club by Native Peoples in Western North America
Plants of Haida Gwaii: Devils Club
Restoring Balance, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Longhouses of the Indigenous peoples of North America
Pit Cook on Vancouver Island - Canadian Roadstories
The makings of a traditional Coast Salish pit cook
Cultural Values of Native Plants
Estuarine root gardens of the northwest coast
Squamish Estuary | Tourism Squamish
Wild Harvesting: Responsibility and Reciprocity | First We Eat
What Are Transects, and Why Are They Important for Monitoring Natural Resources?
The first 3500 years of aspirin history from its roots - A concise summary
Chemist Creates Aspirin and Heroin
The discovery of aspirin: a reappraisal
Supplemental reading:
Held by the Land: A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness
Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alaska (Revised)
Lone Pine Publishing Plant Guides
The Boreal Herbal: Wild Food and Medicine Plants of the North
Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
U.S. Forest Service: Books Our Botanists Use
Other episodes you may enjoy:
Foraging Ecology (EATING WILD PLANTS) with @BlackForager, Alexis Nikole Nelson
Indigenous Cuisinology (NATIVE COOKING)
Smologies #31: INDIGENOUS COOKING
Indigenous Pedology (SOIL SCIENCE)
Bryology (MOSS) with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer
Carnivorous Phytobiology (MEAT-EATING PLANTS)
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Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions
Managing Director: Susan Hale
Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth
Transcripts by Aveline Malek
Website by Kelly R. Dwyer
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