{"product_id":"plant-teachings-from-my-auntie-gathering-coast-salish-plants-for-medicine-textiles-nourishment-and-ceremony-9781774060322","title":"Plant Teachings from My Auntie: Gathering Coast Salish Plants for Medicine, Textiles, Nourishment, and Ceremony","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if learning about plants meant learning how to relate to land, language, and living knowledge? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlant Teachings from My Auntie \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a rare opportunity to engage with Snuneymuxw (Coast Salish) plant knowledge as it is meant to be shared: through relationship, respect, and lived cultural practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrounded in the teachings of Snuneymuxw Elder and Knowledge Keeper Geraldine Manson (C'tasi: a), this richly illustrated guide brings forward knowledge passed down through generations--including the teachings of her Auntie Ellen (Kwulasulwut)--and rooted in 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Turner brings over 50 years of ethnobotanical research and collaboration with Indigenous communities, helping to document and support the continuity of plant-based knowledge across northwestern North America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, their work reflects a relationship grounded in respect, trust, and shared commitment to cultural knowledge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Path Toward Respectful Relationship with the Land \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when many are seeking deeper connection to the natural world, this book offers a thoughtful path forward. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy learning to gather with awareness and respect--and by understanding the teachings embedded in language and place--you can begin to build a more reciprocal relationship with the land. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geraldine Manson,Nancy J. 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She is a Vancouver Island University Elder-in-Residence, where she supports faculty and students, assists with the understanding of First Nations practices in relation to traditional health and healing, provides guidance, blessings, and protocol for ceremonial and cultural events, and hosts guests and visiting elders. For over two decades C'tasi: a has worked with the Gabriola Historical and Museum Society on Truth and Reconciliation initiatives, collaborating on exhibits, providing tours onsite, teaching about the importance of petroglyphs, and helping settlers to understand the sacred significance of First Peoples' ongoing relationship to the land. C'tasi: a is the author of \u003cem\u003eSnuneymuxw Mulstimuxw \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eSnuneymuxw History: Written in Places and Spaces\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Nanaimo, BC on the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNancy J. 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