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Talk — Wabanaki Plant Gathering in Acadia National Park: Mobilizing Indigenous Knowledge to Restore Traditional Sweet Grass Harvesting

November 14, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

| Free

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine.

Speaker: Suzanne Greenlaw, School of Forest Resources, UMaine

Suzanne Greenlaw is a citizen of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine in the School of Forest Resources. Suzanne’s academic research weaves Wabanaki traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and western scientific knowledge to address Wabanaki access restriction to cultural significant plants such as basket quality brown ash trees and sweet grass.

 

Details

Date:
November 14, 2022
Time:
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Norman Smith Hall, Room 107, and Online
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469

Organizer

Senator George J. Mitchell Center
Phone
207.581.3196
Email
umgmc@maine.edu
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