In September, WSU Vancouver broke ground on two new campus gardens–one a student community garden, the other centering Indigenous Traditional Ecological Cultural Knowledge. Julian Ankney speaks with Lakota-Cheyenne activist Roben White about the role of the gardens in revitalizing Indigenous First Foods and about the importance of honoring the Indigenous history of and continuing connection to land grant campuses capitalized by the 19th century Morrill Land Grant Acts, rooted in the appropriation and alienation of more than 11 million acres of Indigenous land. Produced by Desiree Hellegers, with technical assistance from Frann Michel and Aaron Thorne. Special thanks to PSU Indigenous Nations Studies Faculty Emma Johnson, Cowlitz, and Judy Bluehorse Skelton, Nimiipuu, for serving as indispensable advisors for the WSU Vancouver ITECK garden.
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