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Spring and early summer means many Native communities are celebrating the cultural and culinary significance of strawberries. For many tribes, the strawberry symbolizes the heart and carries origin stories, medicine and good teachings. In the culinary world, strawberries are a blessing for the palate and commonly used in myriad traditional diets and drinks.
Guests:
Blu Waters (Cree,/Mi’kmaq/Métis) – elder in the community of Toronto and Seneca College
Qwustenuxun (Cowichan Tribe) – chef of the Cowichan Tribe, writer and journalist
Terrylynn Brant (Mohawk) – traditional Mohawk seedkeeper
Break 1 music: Four Two-Step Songs (song) Pyawasits, Silas & Webster (artist) Wild Rice: Songs From The Menominee Nation (album)
Break 2 music: Mewasin Oma (song) Cree Confederation (artist) Kihtawasoh Wapakwani-Beautiful Flower (album)
