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Picking wild berries and harvesting nuts is an important part of Native food culture. There’s still value in using one’s hands to gather food but it’s a lot easier to buy an overflowing plastic container full at a grocery store. We’ll talk about the importance of harvesting nuts and berries to our tribal communities. Is it berry season in your Native community? Are you gathering acorns right now?
Guests:
Vincent Medina (Chochenyo Ohlone) — curator at Mission Dolores in San Francisco, community language teacher, outreach coordinator for Hay Bay Press and KPFA radio host for Day Native Circle radio program
Bernadette Smith (member of the Manchester Point Arena Band of Pomo Indians) — executive director for EAGLE (Elders and Adults for Guidance, Leadership and Education)
Brian Yazzie (Diné) — chef de cuisine for The Sioux Chef
Victor Williams Sr. — Water River Paiute Tribe elder
Break Bed: True Love (The Berry Picking Song) (song) Kalan Wi (artist) Celebrate (album)
