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Held by the Land: Film Screening and Author Talk with Styawat/Leigh Joseph
An evening with Sḵwxw̱ú7mesh Nation ethnobotanist Styawat/Leigh Joseph.
When and where
Date and time
Wed, Jun 14, 2023 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PDT
Location
Eagle Eye Community Theatre 38430 Buckley Avenue Squamish, BC V8B 0E4 Canada
About this event
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Mobile eTicket
Join us for an evening with Sḵwxw̱ú7mesh Nation ethnobotanist Styawat/Leigh Joseph, who will share her new book Held By the Land: a Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness and her short film Walking With Plants.
About the book:
Plants can be a great source of healing as well as nourishment, and the practice of growing and harvesting from trees, flowering herbs, and other plants is a powerful way to become more connected to the land. The Indigenous Peoples of North America have long traditions of using native plants as medicine as well as for food. Held by the Land honors and shares some of these traditions.
About the film (23 minutes):
Leigh Joseph grew up away from her traditional territory of Squamish BC, but in coming to a deeper understanding of her identity as a Sḵwxw̱ú7mesh woman, felt called to move her family home.
As she navigates walking between academic and cultural worlds, she contemplates her relationship with plants and their role as teachers. On the land where her ancestors have harvested since time beyond memory, her life purpose is awakened. Leigh grew up connected to family and community but always held a longing for the Sḵwxw̱ú7mesh landscape. Through her academic study, she has found a path guided by plants and it has led her home.