Cultural heritage projects - story seeds: cultivating wellness and depth through Indigenous Plant Traditions
This exhibit explores the better-known crops and plants domesticated, developed, and harvested by Indigenous people of the Americas. Weaving together educational resources, photos, historical records, and other sources, it celebrates the food systems that grow cultural narratives, family and community as well as shared connections to the land through agriculture, nutrition, and wellness.
Story Seeds is curated by Métis artist and researcher Vanda Fleury, in partnership with Sarah Ramsden from the City of Winnipeg Archives and Colette Dufault, Winnipeg Public Library. A special thanks to E. Leigh Syms (PhD), Heather Komus, Jarad Buckwold, Jesse Green, Sylvie Bertholet-Dilk, and Jonathan Rash.
It launched at Millennium Library (Winnipeg Public Library main branch), 251 Donald St. in the main floor display cases and ran from June 6 - September 15, 2023. It then circulated throughout Winnipeg’s public libraries throughout 2022 and ‘23. It takes on new life as an online exhibit in the digital landscape of Pathways to Winnipeg History, fall 2023!
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Media
“Story Seeds: Millennium Library.” Interview with Colette Dufault. Ethno Fest 2022 - U Multicultural Channel. Posted September 8th, 2022.
https://youtu.be/1fT4wL2D53w“Story seeds exhibit in Winnipeg.” Interview with Vanda Fleury. Global News Winnipeg. Posted August 11th 2022. https://globalnews.ca/video/9053042/story-seeds-exhibit-in-winnipeg
“Story Seeds exhibit explores the significance of Indigenous plant traditions.” By Tamara Forlanski for Our City, Our Stories. Posted July 26th 2022 https://winnipeg.ca/ourstories/2022/220726.stm
Notable Acknowledgments
Honourable Mention, 2024 Manitoba Day Awards: Story Seeds: Cultivating Wellness and Depth through Indigenous Crop and Plant Harvesting Traditions, by Vanda Fleury. Exhibitions category. Association for Manitoba Archives. June 4, 2024.
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