July Update

Boozhoo!
(Hello in Anishinaabemowin)

Our previous two walks at Naapi's Garden and Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park (Áísínai'pi) were fantastic. Thank you to everyone who attended.

At Naapi's garden, we observed wildflowers such as Purple Geranium, Low Larkspur, Wild onion (Pisatsiinikimm), Wild Carrot (Niistsikápa’s), and Nineleaf Biscuitroot (Opihtahtsi). Api'soomaahka taught us about how yarrow (Áóhtoksóoki) is known as the "medicine chest" of the prairies. The leaves can be used as a tea, to make bandaids, and a mosquito deterrent!

At Áísínai'pi we found Green Comet Milkweed (Onnikiisaikimsskaan). We set up sites using ribbon and recorded all the plants occurring within 3m of the Milkweed. We learned that Áísínai'pi is a very sacred place to the Blackfoot (Niitsitapi), and listened to stories about the spirits that left marks on the rocks.

See photos below!

Naapi's Garden

Áísínai'pi

Have a so'kapi (great) day,

Tory

Posted on 26 de julho de 2024, 09:32 PM by toryanse