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Beverages made from plants like green thread, bear root, sassafras and stinging nettles make up a variety of drinks that we might refer to as ‘tea’. Tribes continue to utilize a variety of leaves, roots, berries and other ingredients to create traditional drinks or medicine. We’ll hear about the different flavors and benefits of Indigenous tea.
Guests:
Valerie Segrest (Muckleshoot) – Native food nutritionist
Linda Black Elk (Catawba) – ethnobotanist at the Mni Wiconi Clinic
Alana Yazzie (Diné) – creator and founder of the Fancy Navajo
Break 1 Music: Nitohta (song) Asani (artist) Listen (album)
Break 2 Music: Solstice feat. Alexandria Rose Holiday (song) Neon Nativez (artist) Hózhó EP (album)