Leigh Joseph

The Land Knows Me (eBook, ePUB)

A Nature Walk Exploring Indigenous Wisdom
Illustrator: Schnitter, Natalie

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Through the Squamish language and cultural traditions, learn about Indigenous plant relationships and how we are all connected to nature through plant-based foods, medicines, and materials. The best way to learn about plants is through observing and interacting with living examples. Join Held by the Land author Leigh Joseph and her children in The Land Knows Me, an educational, hands-on journey to discover all the wonderful uses of the plants around us. Through the Squamish traditions, you'll learn how to ground yourself on the land, introduce yourself in the Squamish language to the land and plants, and the many teachings about plants, cultural stories, and learnings related to the plants seen on our walk. This essential and colorful introduction to Indigenous plant knowledge includes informative sidebars and reflection questions alongside 15 plant profiles, including:

• K_wil¿ayus (kw-ill-eye-os), Red-Flowering Currant, Ribes sanguineum
• K_'emeläy¿ (k-em-ill-eye), Bigleaf Maple, Acer macrophyllum
• Séliýaý (s-elle-ee-eye), Oregon Grape, Mahonia nervosa
• Xápaýay (hey-pie-eye), Western Red Cedar, Thuja plicata
• K_we7üpay¿ (kw-oh-pa-eye), Pacific Crabapple, Malus fusca
• And more!

The Land Knows Me features detailed plant illustrations and kid-friendly botanical drawings, with plant names in both Squamish and English so children can learn a new language while discovering the many great uses for plants and the native history behind them. Nature reflection and moments of mindfulness offer even more opportunities for education and engagement around grounding oneself on the land. Follow the stream, cross the field, and step into a forest full of rich, botanical diversity rooted in history and tradition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: becker&mayer! kids
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Altersempfehlung: ab 6 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780760392928
• Artikelnr.: 70129169

Autorenporträt

Leigh Joseph is an ethnobotanist, researcher, and community activist whose aim is to contribute to cultural knowledge renewal in connection to Indigenous plant foods and medicines. As part of this mission, she founded Sḵwálwen Botanicals, an Indigenous business creating small-batch botanical skincare products based in British Columbia, Canada. Honoring traditional Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) plant knowledge, they incorporate wild-harvested plants and organic, high-quality ingredients. Leigh shares her Indigenous plant knowledge in written form in her book Held by the Land. She is a member of the Squamish Nation.

Natalie Schnitter is an illustrator and artist living on the unceded traditional territories of the S¿wx_wú7mesh (Squamish) Nation. Having graduated with a major in illustration from Emily Carr University of Art & Design in 2016, Natalie now enjoys using digital, oil paint, acrylic, watercolor, pencil crayon, and ink professionally. A lover of storytelling, Natalie's work has been featured in films and tv shows-like Goosebumps, Fresh, The Imperfects, and more-across North America. Growing up on Vancouver Island, nature has always been a huge part of Natalie's life and the inspiration behind her work. In her free time, Natalie enjoys painting, rock climbing, and spending time with her friends, family, and two cats.