Ethnoecology (ETHNOBOTANY/NATIVE PLANTS) with Leigh Joseph
The what, where, and who of native plants is \u2026 ethnobotany! Which is under the umbrella of Ethnoecology! The wonderful botanist Leigh Joseph shares what steered her to this field, how she includes her Squamish First Nation community in her research, and how we relate to plants \u2013 both native and invasive. She\u2019ll chat about how to identify plants, Latin names vs. traditional names, how knowledge is passed down or silenced, the chilling history that inspired some of her work, uses for barks and berries and saps and teas, pharmaceuticals derived from Indigenous knowledge, ceremonial plants, the dos and absolutely do-nots of harvesting, skin remedies, white sage, and so much more. Also what should I put on my face? \n\n\nVisit Leigh Joseph\u2019s website and follow her on Instagram\n\nBuy her book: Held by the Land: A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness\n\nShop Leigh\u2019s plant-based beauty brand: Skw\xe1lwen Botanicals\n\nDonations went to Indigenous Climate Action and Seeding Sovereignty\n\nMore episode sources and links\n\nSmologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes\n\nOther episodes you may enjoy: Foraging Ecology (EATING WILD PLANTS) with @BlackForager, Alexis Nikole Nelson, Indigenous Cuisinology (NATIVE COOKING), Smologies #31: INDIGENOUS COOKING, Indigenous Pedology (SOIL SCIENCE), Bryology (MOSS) with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, Dendrology (TREES), Wildlife Ecology (FIELDWORK), Urology (CROTCH PARTS), Nephrology (KIDNEYS), Carnivorous Phytobiology (MEAT-EATING PLANTS), \n\nSponsors of Ologies\n\nTranscripts and bleeped episodes\n\nBecome a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month\n\nOlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, stickers, totes!\n\nFollow @Ologies on Twitter and Instagram\n\nFollow @AlieWard on Twitter and Instagram\n\nEditing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions\n\nTranscripts by Aveline Malek\n\nWebsite by Kelly R. Dwyer\n\nTheme song by Nick Thorburn