Our summer Gifts of the Plant Nation webinar will focus on chokecherries, also known as ċaŋpa (chan-pah) in the Dakota language.

Our presenters include Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi's Environmental Justice & Stewardship Programs Manager - Jen Grey Eagle (Oglala Lakota Sioux) and our Restoration Manager - Gabby Menomin (Forest County Potawatomi). We will also be learning about Oċeti Ṡakowiŋ cultural uses of ċaŋpa from elder Rick Two Dogs (Oglala Lakota Sioux), and Mishaila Bowman (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota) will serve as our event moderator. These knowledge keepers will share their stories, medicinal uses, and the environmental benefits of ċaŋpa, and the importance of viewing this plant as a relative to be protected and preserved.

Gifts of the Plant Nation: Chokecherries will take place on Tuesday, August 20th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm and will be streaming to both our Facebook Page and via Zoom. There will be ASL interpreters for those attending the webinar via Zoom. This webinar will be recorded and posted to our YouTube channel shortly after the event.

Click here to register for this free webinar!

This program is held in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service