Women’s Health, Medicine & Ethnobotany
Health & Wellness workshop.
Read & learn about Indigenous women’s health, medicine & ethnobotany written by Indigenous women, part of our Saokio Heritage team.
Lexicon
Blackfeet Names of Plants Used by the Blackfeet, compiled by Saokio Heritage. This list includes over 100 names of plants used by the Blackfeet with their translation into English and scientific names. It can be used with a knowledgeable person or a good field guide to learn more about ethnobotanical or Indigenous plant knowledge.
Articles
"Ma’s, Montana’s Original Plant-Based Food," Montana Naturalist, Fall/Winter 2020.
“Misrepresenting traditional knowledge during COVID-19 is dangerous,” March 23, 2020, High Country News.
“How a Native American coming-of-age ritual is making a comeback,” The Conversation, February 10, 2020.
"Truth as healing: How one state is confronting Native American child removal," Winter 2019 issue, Yes! Magazine.
“Moving Toward Justice: Take Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women,” Missoulian, January 16, 2019.
"Her Dream: The Blackfeet Women’s Stand Up Headdress," Montana Naturalist, Fall/Winter 2018/2019.
“It Might Be Time to Decolonize Our Sweatlodges,” with Souta Calling Last, Native News Online, December 5, 2018.
"How Native American Food is Tied to Important Sacred Stories," The Conversation, June 15, 2018.
"Missing, Murdered, But Never Forgotten: Violence, Colonialism, and Justice for Indigenous Women," Issue #80 Fall 2018, Bitch Magazine
"Remembering Misty Upham in the Era of #TimesUp and #MeToo," January 11, 2018, Wear Your Voice Magazine
"Hey Nicki Minaj, Pocahontas was a rape survivor, not a sex symbol," November 20, 2017, Bitch Media
Bitch Media's top read story of 2017
One of Bitch Media's top five most read stories of the last five years
"15 Indigenous Feminists to Know, Read, and Listen To," April 19, 2017, Bitch Media
"Smudging: Plants, Purification and Prayer," Montana Naturalist, Spring/Summer 2016.
“Blackfeet Botanist: Annie Mad Plume Wall,” Montana Naturalist, Fall 2005.