Join us for a day of storytelling, interactive learning, and activities focused on native plants in celebration and appreciation of the Indigenous cultures of the St. Louis region.
Programs throughout the day include stories about native plants and their medicinal uses, children’s activities, a frybread cooking demonstration, and jewelry-making. Be sure to visit Kernels of Culture: Maize Around the World at the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum to explore the relationship of Indigenous peoples and the essential crop we know as corn.
Schedule- Maria Hussman—Storytelling, Artwork
9 a.m.–3 p.m., Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center - Priscilla & Harvey Nieto—Jewelry, Storytelling
9 a.m.–3 p.m., Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center - Colleen Rabbitt Smith—Storytelling; Herbal Education
10 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m., Lelia J. and David N. Farr Auditorium - Saundi Kloeckener-McCain—FryBread Cooking Demonstration
1 p.m., William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening Classroom - Galen Gritt, Washington University—Presentation: Braiding Sweetgrass, Kin Relationality, and Native Science
2 p.m., Farr Auditorium - Progressive Emporium Bookstore display
9 a.m.–3 p.m., Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center
The Garden is also partnering with the University of Missouri–St. Louis, Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville, and the Saint Louis Zoo for a series of talks and film screenings:
The Garden will host Wes Olson, author of The Ecological Buffalo, and Ms. Jonny BearCub Stiffarm, JD, a member of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Nation for a talk and book signing.