PLANTS | Student of Life

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Summary: 
Anna Cook shares about her experience being raised off the land in her multi-generational household, and where her interest and appreciation for her "plant relatives" stems from.
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Anna Cook, a member of the Swinomish Tribe in the Pacific Northwest of Washington state. Anna grew up in and around the Swinomish community learning about what it means to be Swinomish. Living with her parents and grandparents, Anna learned to live off the land, and to be grateful for everything provided by it. In college Anna became interested in plants, known to her as “the plant relatives”, because of a profound impact that a professor had on her. Anna continued her passion for plants after school, making her way back home to help her own community, the Swinomish. Anna worked with 13 Moons Garden in Swinomish and recently helped host a 13 Moons Series, promoting safe harvesting practices, uses of traditional medicines such as Stinging Nettle, foods for substance like Camas bulbs and encouraging healthier habits in her community. Anna continues her work with the Swinomish tribe, working with students at the LaConner High School and people in her community.

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Free Borsey, Anna Cook, Roy Alexander
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Original Date: 
2023
Language: 
English
Publisher: 
Children of the Setting Sun Productions
Type: 
Audio
Format: 
43 minutes 38 seconds