Excited to join Kim, Sam, Josh, and Dan to discuss natural and assisted regeneration and community stewardship at Eaton Canyon. The canyon remains closed for the safety of the recovering ecosystem (ourselves included), but volunteers are welcome to sign up through ECNCA for habitat care workdays. Join us - it’s very satisfying and connective!
Panel is tonight from 5-7 at the LA Arboretum.
Juncus textilis — basket rush. At California Native Horticultural Foundation, we are weaving together a legacy of stewardship, because this plant belongs not to any person, but to the land itself.
On March 25, we witnessed something meaningful: divisions of this remarkable clone being transferred from Mike Evans of Tree of Life Nursery to Samantha Morales Johnson Yang and her brother Seth Morales Johnson of the Gabrielino San Gabriel Tribe of Mission Indians.
This plant’s story runs deep. It originated at Acjacheman Meadow in the upper reaches of San Juan Creek, where centuries ago it was selected and tended by the ancestors because of its exceptional qualities. Around 1985, master basket weaver Marian Walkingstick confirmed what those ancestors already knew, that this clone was of superior quality for weaving baskets.
Tree of Life Nursery has lovingly stewarded this clone for 40 years. Now, we are honored to see it return to the traditional lands of the Tongva, where it will take root, grow, and provide basket material for generations to come.
At Cal Native Hort, we are proud to have helped facilitate the next chapter in the stewardship of the Shwaar, now planted at Siban’gna, the Gabrieleno Tongva Tribal Center, where we look forward to seeing continued growth of this significant species that demonstrates our deep connection between people, place and plants!
Mission style basket by Abe Sanchez ca 1989 depicting, California fan palms and the little brown bat. Made from basket rush and deer grass. The basket rush was gathered from this same plant. Approx 5”H x 8”W.
Come for the earrings, stay for the frybread 😎
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But really you’re coming because one of the best things you can do to support native people is shop small native businesses, right?
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I won’t be selling anything but my favorite jewelry artists will be there!
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#shopsmallbusinesses
#market #holidaymarket #christmasmarket #indigenous #native #tongva
#supportsmallbusiness
I used to daydream about standing on the TEDtalk red circle and what I would say. I feel so honored to represent my tribal community and the community of indigenous scientists I get to work with. We are scientists, we have always been scientists, and we continue to practice our ways of knowing!
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#greatpacificgarbagepatch #tedx #tedtalks #indigenousscience #indigenousscholar #tongva #tongvaland #nativeland #nativescience
Follow @sgbmigt & @protectwhitesage to keep learning! 🤍
Thank you @native.illustrator for sharing your art, time, and knowledge for this project. 🤍
#nativeamericanheritagemonth #whitesage #sagesmudge #goodvibes #tek #indigenousknowledge
Some LA environmental educators got together to remind us whose land we’re on for Indigenous Peoples Day 💚
Thank you to all the educators/creators who helped out for this!
@native.illustrator@sanj___@britt.theejeducator@browngirl_green@queerbrownvegan@suzie_hicks_climate_chick
Check the link in bio to get to know whose land you’re on, and then figure out how you can support them—today and every day!
#indigenouspeoplesday #environmentaleducation #landback
Google Calendar switched from Indigenous Peoples day back to Columbus Day so I want to make a special shoutout to the Tiano people for surviving Columbus and everything that followed that evil colonizer. Cultural exchanges are so fun and special, this one was no different. Their stories of erasure mirrored ours, but we’re still here!!
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#tiano #tongva #tongvaland #indigenouspeoplesday #gabrieleño #native
Exciting day with Rina Nanako from CBS and @chaney.trail.corridor feeling hopeful and encouraged about how fast our ancestral land is recovering from the fire!
