Northwest Coast Ethnobotany and Lessons for Food Systems Sustainability

 

Archived video of this presentation.

For countless generations Native Americans and First Peoples have stewarded the rich and diverse ecosystems throughout this region which range from as deep as a Halibut can dive to as high as a Mountain Goat can climb. Join ethnobotanist T. Abe Lloyd as he explores the resiliency of Indigenous food systems by using an ecological lens to compare and contrast traditional and industrial food systems. He’ll close by reflecting on how social paradigms guide food systems.

About the Speaker

Abe Lloyd
Abe Lloyd

T. Abe Lloyd is an instructor at WWU’s College of the Environment and Fairhaven College. His academic training is in ethnoecology and during his early studies he began a decade long apprenticeship with the late Kwakwaka’wakw elder Kwaxsistalla, who guided and informed Abe’s understanding of traditional stewardship practices. In 2012 Abe moved back to his home town of Bellingham and began teaching at WWU. His instruction is typically field based and often integrates themes of natural history, ethnobotany, and environmental sustainability with the goal of instilling a deeper sense of place in his students.

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The Environmental Speaker Series is hosted by the College of the Environment at Western Washington University.

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