January 2024 - Indigenous Youth Food Sovereignty Program

Class Saturday February 3 Begins in the Greenhouse!
by Skylar Falter 02 Feb '24

02 Feb '24

Hello everyone, I enjoyed welcoming everyone to the greenhouse last Saturday and exploring seeds - the elements they need to survive (do you remember some?) and their beautiful diversity (so many shapes, sizes, and colors!). How is your bag with the corn and bean seed? Do you notice any changes? *If you remember, please bring your bags back to class this week and we will see what is happening!* Where we will meet: This week we will be meeting at the Entomology #3 Greenhouse on East Campus at 9am. It is just a few blocks north of Plant Sciences Hall off of 38th Street. Click here to see the location of the greenhouse on a map<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/maps.apple.com/?ll=40.834794,-96.665059&…> or look at the attached PDF map. After the greenhouse, we will walk back to Plant Sciences Hall. If you need help finding the greenhouse, please call me at 531-278-2227. Before Class: Please read Chapter 2 of Braiding Sweetgrass The Council of Pecans before class and write down some of your thoughts and reflections in your notebook. Some questions to help get you started: * Where do you see gifts of abundance around you? * What wisdom can we learn from pecan trees? * What characters, stories, or ideas from this chapter stood out to you? * What did you learn from this chapter? What we will be doing: * We have special guests this week - Liz and her team at Grateful Growers<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAM72cY2ezAjX5… > will meet us at the greenhouse * We will be getting to know succulents more and what they need to survive / why do they look the way they do? * We will be playing in the soil to make new homes for these succulents * Classroom Cultural teaching: The Council of Pecans * Lunch Happy growing, Skylar [University of Nebraska – Lincoln] Skylar Falter Program Coordinator Indigenous Youth Food Sovereignty Program<https://nativecoalition.unl.edu/indigenous-youth-food-sovereignty-program> University of Nebraska–Lincoln Tribal Extension Office

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See you at the greenhouse tomorrow at 9am!
by Skylar Falter 26 Jan '24

26 Jan '24

Hello everyone, I am excited to introduce you to the folks growing in the greenhouse! We will be exploring seeds and their teachings. We will spend about an hour in the greenhouse before heading over to the classroom to talk about our reflections from Braiding Sweetgrass Chapter 1: Skywoman Falling and enjoying lunch. Please bring your journals with any reflections from this week's chapter - what stood out to you? Robin Kimmerer says...Winter is a time for storytelling. What stories do you enjoy hearing in the winter? Where we will meet: This week we will be meeting at the Entomology #3 Greenhouse on East Campus at 9am. It is just a few blocks north of Plant Sciences Hall off of 38th Street. Click here to see the location of the greenhouse on a map<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/maps.apple.com/?ll=40.834794,-96.665059&…> or look at the attached PDF map. After the greenhouse, we will walk back to Plant Sciences Hall (where we met last week). *If tomorrow is your first class, please bring your social security number to complete the paperwork for your stipend. Skylar Cell: 531-278-2226 [University of Nebraska – Lincoln] Skylar Falter Program Coordinator Indigenous Youth Food Sovereignty Program<https://nativecoalition.unl.edu/indigenous-youth-food-sovereignty-program> University of Nebraska–Lincoln Tribal Extension Office

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Indigenous Youth Food Sovereignty Class - January 27th - Meeting at the Greenhouse
by Skylar Falter 24 Jan '24

24 Jan '24

Good morning, everyone! I enjoyed meeting those who attended our first class last Saturday. We introduced ourselves, learned more about the program, and enjoyed a nice meal together. This week we will continue to grow our relationships - with each other - with plants - with insects. Where we will meet: This week we will be meeting at the Entomology #3 Greenhouse on East Campus at 9am. It is just a few blocks north of Plant Sciences Hall off of 38th Street. Click here to see the location of the greenhouse on a map<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://maps.apple.com/?ll=40.834794,-96.665059… > or look at the attached PDF map. After the greenhouse, we will walk back to Plant Sciences Hall (where we met last week). Before Class: Please read Chapter 1 of Braiding Sweetgrass Skywoman Falling before class and write down some of your thoughts and reflections in your notebook. Some questions to help get you started: * What characters, stories, or ideas from this chapter stood out to you? * What was surprising to you? * What did you learn from this chapter? * What gifts do you feel you can offer Mother Earth? What we will be doing: * Getting acquainted with the greenhouse - learning about the tools and equipment available - seek and find game! * Meeting some plant relatives * Meeting some animal life in the greenhouse - the little ones (arthropods)! * Cultural teaching: Skywoman Falling * Lunch Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. Skylar [University of Nebraska – Lincoln] Skylar Falter Program Coordinator Indigenous Youth Food Sovereignty Program<https://nativecoalition.unl.edu/indigenous-youth-food-sovereignty-program> University of Nebraska–Lincoln Tribal Extension Office

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First Class is Saturday January 20th - 2024 Indigenous Youth Food Sovereignty Program!
by Skylar Falter 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

Good afternoon! This is a reminder that we will be meeting for the first class of the 2024 UNL Indigenous Food Sovereignty Program tomorrow Saturday, January 20th. Where to meet: Class will meet from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon in room 280 in the Plants Science Building on UNL’s East Campus (1875 N 38th St., Lincoln 68503). You can enter the building on the north side of the building by the parking lot, and then take the elevator or stairs to the second floor to room 280. Please sign in when you enter the room. Parents/grandparents are welcome to come in and attend the class as well. There is also a map attached. To bring on Saturday: * If you are a 2024 student or mentor, please bring with you your social security number (just the number written down, we do not need the actual card) so you can complete paperwork for your quarterly stipend. This Saturday, you will receive your UNL backpack and classroom supplies including the book “Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Kimmerer an Indigenous botanist. We will be reading chapters from the book during the winter months. For this Saturday’s class, we will do the following activities: * Prayer and Teaching * Introductions * Icebreakers * Clans * Give-away of UNL supplies * Introduction of book “Braiding Sweetgrass” * Lunch and Announcements See you tomorrow! Skylar [University of Nebraska – Lincoln] Skylar Falter Program Coordinator Indigenous Youth Food Sovereignty Program<https://nativecoalition.unl.edu/indigenous-youth-food-sovereignty-program> University of Nebraska–Lincoln Tribal Extension Office 531-278-2226 (google voice)

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