 medicines have an everyday use and now I have a deeper relationship with these plants and the healing that they can bring.”

For hundreds upon hundreds of years, the Salish tribes of the Northwest have thrived off of the land’s natural resources, always sincerely repaying Mother Earth for her generosity by nurturing and protecting those resources and ensuring they remain accessible to their people for years to come. In fact, many Native communities base their decisions of today by how it will affect their tribe seven generations in the future. Several of the teachings we learn and practice today are to preserve the Indigenous way of life, so our children’s children can experience the essence of the culture in its entirety and understand how everything is connected.

Aside from fishing, hunting and partaking in cultural ceremonies, a large piece to the Coastal Native identity is the gathering aspect. Many Natives have perfectly encapsulated the feeling of that spiritual work through a number of creative mediums. The sensation of balance that occurs when you know you are serving your life’s purpose, i.e. the prayer before the harvest, the songs and stories that occur when filling your basket with various foliage, and the laughter, energy and good intentions you set while collecting those plants from the natural world, knowing your efforts will be of service to, and appreciated by, a member of your community.

In today’s world, however, it is becoming increasingly difficult to learn, feel and share that cultural experience of gathering. Due to the conveniences of supermarkets and pharmacies, it may seem easier to purchase cold medicine than it is delve into the science of ethnobotany when feeling ill.

“It was an eye-opening experience, for sure,” expressed Tulalip member Bradley Althoff. “Now that I’ve come to the realization that these plants are all around me, all of these trees are literally surrounding my house, I’m definitely seeing the world a little differently now. I want to learn more so I can incorporate more of these traditional medicines into my life.”

A delightful outdoorsy aroma permeated the Hibulb Cultural Center (HCC) on the evening of February 10. Approximately fifty Tulalip tribal members showed up for some fun, hands-on learning during this year’s first Native Plants class led by the HCC and Natural History Preserve’s Rediscovery program.

“The Rediscovery program has been providing first aid kits for a few years now, for participants who
medicines have an everyday use and nowadays I take a deeper relationship with these plants and the healing that they can lend. ” 

 For hundreds upon hundreds of year, the Salish kin of the Northwest have thrived off of the domain ’s natural resources, constantly sincerely repaying Mother Earth for her generosity by nurturing and protect those resource and ensuring they remain accessible to their people for years to come. In fact, many Native community base their decisions of today by how it will affect their kin seven generations in the future. Several of the teaching we learn and exercise today are to preserve the autochthonal way of life, so our children ’s child can experience the essence of the culture in its entirety and understand how everything is connected. 

 apart from fishing, hunting and partaking in cultural ceremonies, a large piece to the Coastal Native identity is the gathering aspect. Many Natives have perfectly encapsulated the feeling of that religious work through a number of creative medium. The ace of balance that occurs when you know you are serve your life ’s purpose, i.e. the prayer before the harvest, the sung and stories that occur when filling your basket with various foliage, and the laugh, energy and good intentions you set while collecting those plants from the natural universe, knowing your efforts will be of service to, and appreciated by, a member of your residential district. 

 In today ’s world, however, it is becoming increasingly difficult to learn, feel and share that cultural experience of gathering. Due to the conveniences of supermarkets and drugstore, it may seem easy to purchase cold music than it is delve into the science of ethnobotany when feeling ill. 

 “ It was an eye - possibility experience, for sure, ” carry Tulalip member Bradley Althoff. “ Now that I ’ve fall to the realization that these plants are wholly around me, all of these trees are literally surrounding my house, I ’m decidedly seeing the world a little differently now. I desire to learn more so I can incorporate more of these traditional medicines into my life. ” 

 A delightful outdoorsy olfactory property permeated the Hibulb Cultural Center (HCC) on the evening of February 10. Approximately fifty Tulalip tribal members showed up for some fun, hands - on learning during this year ’s beginning Native Plants class led by the HCC and Natural History Preserve ’s Rediscovery program. 

 “ The Rediscovery program has been providing first care kits for a few years nowadays, for participants who
 meficines have an everyday use and now I kqve a veeper delationrhip with these plants and tie hwalint that they can bring.”

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medicines have an everyday use and now a relationship with plants and the For upon hundreds of the Salish tribes the Northwest have thrived off of land’s natural resources, always sincerely repaying Mother Earth for her generosity by nurturing protecting those resources and ensuring they remain accessible to their people for years come. fact, Native base their decisions of today by how it will affect their tribe seven generations in the Several of the teachings we learn and practice are to preserve the way of life, so our children experience the of culture its entirety and how everything is connected. Aside from fishing, hunting and partaking in cultural ceremonies, a large piece to Coastal Native the gathering Many have encapsulated the feeling spiritual work through a number of sensation of balance that occurs when you know are serving life’s purpose, i.e. the prayer before harvest, the songs and stories that occur when your basket with various foliage, and the laughter, energy and good intentions you set while plants from the natural knowing your efforts be service and by, a of your community. In today’s world, however, it is becoming increasingly to learn, feel and share that cultural experience of gathering. the of supermarkets and it may seem easier purchase medicine than it is the of ill. was eye-opening experience, for sure,” Tulalip member Bradley Althoff. “Now I’ve come to the all around me, all of these trees are surrounding my house, I’m definitely seeing the a little differently now. I want to learn more so I can more of medicines into my life.” A delightful outdoorsy aroma the Hibulb Cultural Center on the evening of February 10. Approximately fifty Tulalip members up for fun, hands-on learning this year’s first Plants class led HCC and History Rediscovery program has been providing first aid for few years now, for participants
 medicines have an everyday usE and now I haVe a deEpeR reLaTionShip With these plantS And tHe healing that they can brIng.”

FoR hUNdreDS uPon huNdreds oF YeARS, thE SAlIsh TrIBeS of thE NoRthwest Have thriveD ofF oF the land’s natURaL resources, AlwAys sincerely RepAying MOtHer eArth fOr hEr genErositY By nurtUring and pRoTEcting THose resOURcEs anD ensuring they remaIN aCCessible to theiR peoplE fOR yEARs tO coMe. In fact, maNy nativE CommuniTIeS BASe tHEir decisions oF today by how IT wiLl affeCt TheIR tribe Seven GeNEraTions in the fUturE. Several oF the teAChings wE Learn anD practIce TodAy arE To PrEseRvE The iNdIgeNOus Way of lifE, sO oUr chiLdreN’S CHIldrEn cAn exPerieNce the essence Of tHe cuLTurE in itS entiRety AnD undeRstand How evErYthing is connectEd.

AsIde from fiShiNg, HunTiNg and PArtakiNg iN cuLtural cEremoniES, a lArGE PIeCe to the Coastal NatiVe IDEnTity is thE gatheRInG aSPect. Many naTivEs haVE PerfeCtly ENcApsulateD the feELiNg Of that sPiRitual WoRk tHroUgh a nUMber Of creaTive mediUms. ThE Sensation of balANce that occurs WHeN YOu KNow yOu aRe serving yoUr liFE’s puRposE, I.e. The PRayer BeforE tHE hARvest, the songs and stoRiEs that Occur When filling yoUr basket wiTH VArious foLiagE, AnD The laughter, eneRgy anD good intenTIons you sEt whiLe collecTing those PLAnts from The NatUraL woRLD, kNowing your effORTs wiLl Be of serVicE to, and aPprEciAteD by, A mEmber of yoUr communItY.

IN tOdAy’s World, HOwever, it Is BecOmIng IncreASingly DiffiCult To LeARn, fEel and sHArE THat cUlTuRal eXpeRiEnce oF gatHEriNg. Due to The convenIenCEs of SuPeRmarketS and pharmacieS, iT may seem eaSiEr tO purchASE cold medIcine than it is delve into tHE sciencE of EthnoBotaNy when feeLinG ill.

“It Was AN eye-opEning eXperiEnCe, fOR Sure,” eXPReSseD TUlalip membER braDley ALtHoff. “now that i’ve come to the realizATioN that these plaNts Are aLL ArOunD Me, ALl oF tHEse TREes are literally SurroundinG mY HoUse, I’m definITelY sEeing thE world a LittlE DiffereNtly now. I wAnt to learN mOre sO i Can IncorporatE more of tHese tradiTIonal MEdIcineS inTo my liFe.”

a deLightFul outDOorSy aroMa permEaTed the hibulB CUltural CEnter (HCC) on the evening of FEbruarY 10. ApprOxiMately fifTy TULalIp tribal mEmbeRs showed up For SomE fun, hAndS-On leaRninG DuRinG This yEar’s FIrst NativE plAntS CLaSs led by the Hcc ANd NAturaL HiSTory PrEserVe’s Rediscovery proGRam.

“The RediscovEry pROGraM haS Been PrOviding first aiD kiTs FOR a few yeaRs Now, for partiCipants wHo
 medicines have an everyda y use andnow I  ha veadeep er r elationship wi t h th ese plants and the hea lingth a t th e ycan b ring.”Fo r hun dr ed s u po n  h undre dsof year s, the Sal ish  t ribes of the No rthwest ha vethrived offofthe la nd ’sn atura l r esour ces, a l ways s incerelyre p ayingM other E a r th  for  her generosity b y  n u rturing and pr otecti ng th o s e r eso urces anden surin g  they r e ma i n acc e ssible to the ir people f o r y ears t ocom e . In f act,ma n y N ative commu niti es base t heir d e cisions of toda y by h owitwill af fe ctth e irt ri bes eve n genera ti on s inthef u t u re.Sev eral  of t he teachingswelear n  an d pra ctice  tod ay  areto pre serve  t he Indigenous w ay o f life, s o o ur  ch il dren’ s  child ren  ca n exper ience t h e e ss e n c eof the culture init s en tirety a nd und e rs ta n d how ev er yth ingi s  conn ecte d .
Aside f rom fi s hi ng , hunti ng  and p ar tak ing  in c u ltur al cer emonies,  a la r ge piece to th e  Coastal Nati v ei d en t ityisthe gatheri ng a s pect . Ma n yNat i ves h ave p er f ec t ly encapsulated the  f eeling  of t hat spiritual  work thro u g h  a numbe r of cr e ative mediums.  Thesensationo f balanc e tha t occurs  when you k now youare  se rvi ngy o ur  life’s purpo s e , i. e.  the pr aye r befor e t hehar ves t,  the song s and st or ie sth atoccur when fil li ngyo urbaske t  withvario us f ol ia g e,and the la u g hter ,en ergy  an dgoodinte n tio ns youset while  co l lect in gthose p lants from th enatural wo rl d,knowin g your eff orts will be of service to, and  ap preci ated  by, a me mbe r of y our commun ity.
In to da y’s w orld, h ow eve r,  it is bec o m ing  incr ea sing ly diff icult to learn, fe e l a nd share that  cu ltur a l  e xpe r ie n ceof gat h e ring. Due to th e convenie nc e sof superma r ket sand pha rmacies , itm ay seem  easier t o purchas ecold m edi cine thanit is de lve intot he sc i en ce of  et hnobot an y w hen f eeling ill .

“I t wasan  eye-o penin gexperien ce, for sure,” expresse d Tula lip m emb er Bradle y A l tho ff. “Nowthat  I’ve come  to  th e rea liz a tionthat th ese plant s ar e  all arou n dme, a ll  of these t r e e s a re li ter a lly su rrou nding my house, I ’ m definitely s eein g the  wo r ld a  l ittle differen tly  n o w . I want  t o learn mor e so I c an incor porate  moreof thes e tr a dition al m edi cines int o m yl ife.”
Ade l ightfu l ou td oorsyaromap erme a t ed the Hibulb Cu ltura l Cente r  (H CC) o nthe eve n ingof Februar y 10. Appro ximate ly f iftyTulalip  t ribalmem be rs showedu p for som e fun , hands -o n le arn ing du ring t his y ear’ sfir st Native P la n ts  c l ass  led  by t he  HCC  and Natu r al Histo ryP reserve ’s  Re d i scover y  p r o gram.

“Th e R edisc o v ery progra m  has be e n pro viding  first  aid ki t s f or  a fewyea r s  now, for  particip a nts  w ho
 medicines_have an_everyday use and now_I have_a_deeper relationship_with_these plants and_the healing that_they can bring.”

For hundreds_upon hundreds of_years,_the Salish tribes of the Northwest have thrived off of the land’s natural resources,_always_sincerely repaying_Mother_Earth_for her generosity by nurturing_and protecting those resources and_ensuring they_remain accessible to their people for years to_come._In fact, many_Native communities base their decisions of today by how_it will affect their tribe seven_generations in the_future._Several_of the teachings we_learn and practice today are to_preserve the Indigenous way of life,_so our children’s children can experience the_essence of the culture in its_entirety and understand how everything_is connected.

Aside_from fishing, hunting and partaking_in cultural ceremonies,_a large_piece to the_Coastal Native identity is the gathering_aspect. Many Natives_have perfectly encapsulated the feeling of_that_spiritual work through_a_number_of creative_mediums. The sensation_of_balance that_occurs_when you know you are serving_your_life’s purpose, i.e. the prayer before the_harvest, the songs and_stories_that occur when filling_your basket with various foliage,_and the laughter, energy and good_intentions you_set while_collecting those plants from the natural world, knowing your efforts will_be of service to, and appreciated_by, a member of_your community.

In_today’s_world, however, it_is_becoming increasingly_difficult to learn, feel and share that_cultural experience_of gathering. Due to the conveniences_of supermarkets and pharmacies,_it_may seem easier to purchase cold_medicine than it is delve into_the science of ethnobotany when_feeling_ill.

“It_was an eye-opening experience, for_sure,” expressed Tulalip member Bradley Althoff._“Now that I’ve_come to the realization that these plants_are_all around me, all of these_trees_are literally surrounding my house, I’m_definitely_seeing_the world a little differently_now. I want to learn more_so I can incorporate more of these traditional medicines_into my life.”

A_delightful outdoorsy aroma permeated the_Hibulb_Cultural_Center (HCC) on the evening of February 10. Approximately fifty_Tulalip tribal_members showed up_for some fun, hands-on learning during this year’s first Native_Plants class led by the HCC and_Natural History Preserve’s Rediscovery program.

“The Rediscovery program has been providing first_aid kits for a few years now, for_participants who