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Indigenous Plant Diva

In director Kamala Todd's lyrical portrait, Cease Wyss reveals the remarkable healing powers of plants growing among the sprawling urban streets of downtown Vancouver.

Sḵwálwen: Indigenous Skincare

Sḵwálwen (skwall-win) is an Indigenous skincare line that honors Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) plant knowledge and ancestral traditions by using sustainably harvested and sourced organic plants to balance, renew, repair, strengthen, hydrate and protect the skin.

Sḵwálwen Botanicals: in conversation with ethnobotanist & founder Leigh Joseph

For RAVEN’s In Conversation series via Instagram, we spoke with Leigh Joseph (ancestral name Styawat), an ethnobotanist and entrepreneur from the Squamish First Nation.

Indigenous Tourism BC: Dine Indigenous

This resource offers a long list of Indigenous owned eateries in BC. Indigenous restaurants in BC offer a simple invitation: share gratitude for the land and each other by sharing a meal.

Rooted: Indigenous Flavours in Dining Commons

Welcome to Rooted, a program dedicated to showcasing Indigenous cuisine at Simon Fraser University.

Citizen science is helping restore herring populations in B.C.'s Howe Sound

Now in its fourth year, this citizen science project is tracking the herring (Slhawt') that return from the open ocean in February and begin spawning.

Indigenous Foodscapes Program

Indigenous Foodscapes is an Indigenous plant and pedagogy pilot project taking place on the unceded territories of xwme0kwy’em (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Salish Country Cookbook: Traditional Foods and Medicines from the Pacific Northwest

Salish Country Cookbook is a celebration of Salish knowledge with ancient roots in the land and the sea.

Held by the Land: A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness by Leigh Joseph

Author Leigh Joseph, an ethnobotanist, member of the Squamish Nation and founder of Skwalwen Botanicals, provides a beautifully illustrated essential introduction to Indigenous plant knowledge.

Held by the Land Deck: 45 Ways to Use Indigenous Plants for Healings & Nourishment - Guidebook + Cards

Have Indigenous plant knowledge at your fingertips with this gorgeously illustrated card deck from Leigh Joseph, an ethnobotanist and a member of the Squamish Nation.