Every spring and summer, many tribes throughout the region celebrate the return of the salmon and the beginning of salmon fishing season. Continue reading
Tribes Celebrate the Return of Salmon
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Category Archives: Healthy Lifestyle
Our Relative, Stinging Nettle by Linda Black Elk
You’d be surprised how often I get asked questions like “what is your favorite plant” and “if you could take only one plant to the moon with you, which would it be?” I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about these questions. As an ethnobotanist, a plant person, and a healer, I can’t say that I have a favorite plant, but if I had to choose…the first plant that comes to mind every single time, is the aptly named…stinging nettle. Continue reading
ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA, The Purple Coneflower: ichahpe hu by Linda Black Elk
I have been using medicinal plants my entire life. My grandmother was a medicine woman who taught me about all of the plants that we would see on our many walks together. Continue reading
Decolonize Your Diet by Linda Black Elk
Years ago, I was in the bank when a local rancher’s wife walked in. She started informing both the teller and myself of her current health issues: high blood pressure, high stress leading to ulcers, and high cholesterol. Continue reading
Wild Edibles Traditional Medicine: Plantains by Linda Black Elk
A friend once told me that “everyone who works with plants has a miraculous story about plantain.” I have found this to be very true. I often tell the story of the little girl who burned her foot in the sweat lodge and was able to completely heal her massive, painful blisters in less than an hour. Continue reading
