Spring Celebration - Three Sisters Gardening

Event Date: 
Friday, March 19, 2021 - 2:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
via zoom
Event Contact Name: 
Jasmine Cedar Panacheese
Event Contact E-mail: 
orillia.ii@lakeheadu.ca

Spring Celebration ~ Three Sisters Gardening

March 19th, 2021 - 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

via zoom

Learn about The Three Sisters and gardening with Celeste Smith, founder of Cultural Seeds Traditional Plants and Director of Ga Gitigemi Gamik (We Will Plant Lodge) Traditional Indigenous Agricultural Knowledge. 

Let's appreciate the garden we have on campus nd celebrate the spring ahead. 

Register in advance to join this event:

https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwoduqhrjssGNeMTA53Ewryd3xRu...

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event.

EVERYONE WELCOME!

Contact orillia.ca@lakeheadu.ca for more information.

Celeste SmithCeleste Smith (she/her) is the Executive Director of Skywomans Garden and the Project Lead of Ga Gitigemi Gamik. Celeste is from the Wolf Clan, and is Oneida/Mohawk from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. As an intergenerational trauma survivor, she has made it her life's mission to help women rebuild their connections to the land and their life-ways. Celeste is a seed steward, traditional agriculturalist and former professor of Traditional Ecological Knowledge at Niagara College. Her Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) comes from a strong connection to her family's agricultural traditions and 30 years of personal/community gardening experience. She continues to educate herself through ceremony and engagement with traditional healers and agricultural experts. Her current work centres around Indigenous education, food sovereignty, land access and Indigenous Human Rights. Celeste's academic experience was at Niagara College (Social Sciences), Brock University (Sociology/Indigenous Education) and Columbia University NYC (Indigenous Rights and Policy). Celeste has taught students in various capacities, from elementary school to adult learners and worked in the dept. of Indigenous Education at Niagara College for five years. She is an Indigenous Education Consultant at The District School Board of Niagara and the Niagara Catholic Catholic School Board, where she holds regular workshops for both students and teachers/administration. As a speaker, she has travelled extensively, lecturing at hundreds of events and conferences including organizing an annual event at Brock University centred around Indigenous Human Rights and Food Sovereignty Issues. Celeste has most recently taught Traditional Ecological Knowledge at Niagara College as well as teaching Indigenous Wellness in the Indigenous Bridge to College Program offered in conjunction with the Niagara Peninsula Area Aboriginal Management Board (NPAAMB). Celeste has also held board positions and paid positions at various Indigenous organizations including as a recruiter for Indspire Educational Foundation and as the Director of the Three Fires Community Justice Program.

 

CulturalSeeds.com (formerly Skywomans Garden) is an Indigenous Womxn-owned business that is rooted in Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Our Mission is to empower Indigenous People to REclaim traditional agricultural practices to help heal ourselves, our communities and our world. We specialize in heritage and rare plants from Turtle Island, and sell and trade seeds, live plants and consulting services. We also offer FREE consulting services to Indigenous Organizations and Nations in support of food sovereignty.
 

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