#indigenous-knowledge

#indigenous-knowledge

Black Earth Rising illuminates connections between the climate crisis, land, presence, colonization, diasporas, and social and environmental justice through the lens of Indigenous knowledge.

Growing up, Yanshkawoo (Harvey Kitka) expressed that he never witnessed many grey whales in the waters of Sheet'ká Sound, where herring eggs were plentiful.

'The fact that these anti-diabetic properties are known in traditional practices validates the Indigenous science that existed well before Western knowledge systems,' Cohall says.

Solander noted that children suck out the sweet juice from the elongated bud of a white flowering vine, now known as Operculina turpethum. He makes a specific reference to the elongated bud when describing the plant's physical features, said Rose.