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Native People, Native Plants Symposium

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 9:30am to 5pm

Reeves Auditorium at the North Carolina Botanical Garden View map

North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27517

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A symposium celebrating cultural relationships among Native American people and native plants

The Native People, Native Plants Symposium is focused on celebrating cultural relationships between Native American people and native plants. Through workshops led by local Native American plant knowledge keepers, we will explore and celebrate cultural uses, traditions, and relationships among multiple Native plants and the people who have been tending to and using these plants since time immemorial. We aim to bring more visibility to and awareness of Indigenous uses of plants, not just those native to NC, and uplift historic relationships with plants and people. We also plan to exchange native plant seeds in a community seed swap - please bring seeds to share if you have them!

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