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PHOTO: Suzanne Greenlaw and Shantel Neptune walking through a salt marsh. (Holland Havercamp photo)
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host “Wabanaki plant gathering in Acadia National Park: Mobilizing Indigenous Knowledge to restore traditional sweet grass harvesting” at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14.
Suzanne Greenlaw, a Ph.D. student with the UMaine School of Forest Resources, will discuss the Indigenous research methodology and participatory action research approach to facilitate sweetgrass gathering in Acadia National Park.
All talks in the Mitchell Center’s Sustainability Talks series are free and are offered both remotely via Zoom and in person at 107 Norman Smith Hall on the UMaine campus. Registration is required to attend remotely. To register and receive connection information, visit the event webpage.
Greenlaw is a citizen of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and an ethnobotanist focused on mobilizing Indigenous Knowledge and cultural practices to address cultural resource issues such as reduced access, invasive species planning and loss of traditional food sources. She currently co-leads a project that facilitates the development of plant gathering agreements between the Wabanaki Nations and Acadia National Park. This interdisciplinary work focuses on Wabanaki stewardship approaches and cultural protocols to assert Indigenous sovereignty within natural resource management. Greenlaw’s research aims to provide a template of culturally appropriate engagement between Native American gatherers and national parks.
Face coverings are required for all persons attending Mitchell Center Sustainability Talks. For the latest UMaine health and safety guidance, visit umaine.edu/return.
Updates for will be posted to the event webpage.
To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Ruth Hallsworth, 207-581-3196; hallsworth@maine.edu.
