#culturalpreservation

Indigenous seed program protects N.B. forests, culture and species at risk The Indigenous Seed Collection Program at the National Tree Seed Centre in Fredericton is helping preserve native tree species threatened by climate change, invasive insects and other pressures. The program combines scientific seed collection with Indigenous knowledge. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/indigenous-tree-seed-centre-fredericton-9.7299803?cmp=rss

How a volcanic landscape tells the story of Nisga'a history and resilience The Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park preserves the story of a volcanic eruption that transformed the Nass Valley and the oral histories that have carried its lessons for generations. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nisgaa-lava-beds-history-9.7297830?cmp=rss

#AmericanIndian #CulturalGarden opens on campus May 27, 2025 "#NCBG, #AIC, and University staff cut the ribbon on the new American Indian Cultural Garden on campus. Photo by Joshua Chorman. "In late April, North Carolina Botanical Garden staff joined students and staff from the American Indian Center (AIC) at #UNC to celebrate the grand opening of the American Indian Cultural Garden on campus. "Created through a partnership between the AIC and the Garden over several years, the American Indian Cultural Garden features culturally-important food crops and #NativePlants. It also contains hardscape features like a medicine wheel and ceremonial circle with a fire pit, where Native students will be able to gather. "Located across the street from the AIC and wrapping around the #CarolinaCommunityGarden, the new garden serves as a space to celebrate American Indian cultures and Indigenous ecological knowledge, support American Indian students in adjusting to life on campus, and serve as a teaching tool for the greater community. All are welcome: it’s open to the public from dawn to dusk. "Dan Stern, NCBG director of horticulture, served as the project manager for the construction of the American Indian Cultural Garden. Becca Wait, curator of our Allen Education Center landscapes, worked with AIC interns to create plans for planting, design, and maintenance." Read more: https://ncbg.unc.edu/2025/05/27/aicg-opening/ #SolarPunkSunday #CulturalPreservation #NativeAmericanFood #TraditionalAgriculture #IndigenousEcologicalKnowledge #IEK #UniversityOfNorthCarolina #CommunityGardens #CulturalGardens

AI is transforming the translation industry, reducing skilled roles to post-editing and risking the erasure of cultural nuance and interpretive expertise. This shift impacts livelihoods, language diversity, and the future of human interpretative skills. Discover more at https://dev.to/rawveg/ai-and-the-translators-left-behind-39gm #HumanInTheLoop #AIinLanguage #WorkforceDisruption #CulturalPreservation

Rites of Passage: The #StrawberryCeremony by Jillian Kerr, May 1, 2025 "Traditionally, the strawberry ceremony is for girls after their first menstrual cycle. However, today it is offered to folks who identify as #TwoSpirit and to those who didn’t have the opportunity to participate as young people, like me. I didn’t have the chance to go through this ceremony decades ago as an adolescent, and I am eagerly looking forward to my own strawberry ceremony experience this year. In anticipation, I researched the strawberry ceremony and talked to those who had already experienced it to learn more. "Strawberries are highly significant to the #Wabanaki and other Native tribes; as part of the traditional Wabanaki diet before colonization, strawberries are indigenous. Natives used them for general health and to treat various ailments. Because of their shape, many Natives refer to strawberries as the 'heart berry.' The central plant and berry symbolize the mother, and the vines and future plants represent the connection between the Mother, her children, and her grandchildren. Strawberries could not grow without a vast, sprawling root system that connects the plants, like the veins that connect the heart to the rest of the body and sustain life." Read more: https://www.wabanakireach.org/rites_of_passage_the_strawberry_ceremony #SolarPunkSunday #HistoryOfPlants #NativePlants #WildStrawberries #CulturalPreservation #GBLTQ #TraditionalAgriculture #IndigenousFoods #Strawberries