The Gift of N.W. Native Foods Teaching Box
Presentation Abstract
The Northwest Indian College Traditional Plants and Foods Program offers classes, train the trainer workshops and educational resources to build tribal community health and sovereignty. In collaboration with elders and culture keepers, staff are developing the “Gift of N.W. Native Foods Teaching Box.” This educational tool is a cedar bentwood box with twelve culturally and nutritionally important Salish preserved foods. The box also includes teaching cards, a booklet with activities, a DVD and a board game on harvesting native foods throughout the seasons. Themes include sustainable harvesting, stewardship, cultural preservation and wild food safety. The box can be used in many teaching contexts including conferences, community gatherings and classroom settings for grades 6 through adult. The Burke Museum will host a train-the-trainer workshop in spring of 2014 and the box will be available for checkout at tribal museums. In this presentation Traditional Plants Educator Elise Krohn will share some of the highlights of the box including how it is raising awareness about the precious wild foods of the Salish Sea region.
Session Title
Session S-10H: Salish Sea Foods: Cultural Practices, Sustainable Markets, and Environmental Stewardship
Conference Track
Social Science Plus
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
2-5-2014 1:30 PM
End Date
2-5-2014 3:00 PM
Location
Room 607
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Indians of North America--Food--Salish Sea Region (B.C. and Wash.)--Study and teaching
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
Northwest Indian College
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
The Gift of N.W. Native Foods Teaching Box
Room 607
The Northwest Indian College Traditional Plants and Foods Program offers classes, train the trainer workshops and educational resources to build tribal community health and sovereignty. In collaboration with elders and culture keepers, staff are developing the “Gift of N.W. Native Foods Teaching Box.” This educational tool is a cedar bentwood box with twelve culturally and nutritionally important Salish preserved foods. The box also includes teaching cards, a booklet with activities, a DVD and a board game on harvesting native foods throughout the seasons. Themes include sustainable harvesting, stewardship, cultural preservation and wild food safety. The box can be used in many teaching contexts including conferences, community gatherings and classroom settings for grades 6 through adult. The Burke Museum will host a train-the-trainer workshop in spring of 2014 and the box will be available for checkout at tribal museums. In this presentation Traditional Plants Educator Elise Krohn will share some of the highlights of the box including how it is raising awareness about the precious wild foods of the Salish Sea region.
