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 &ndash; Lincoln]

Skylar Falter

Program Coordinator

Indigenous Youth Food Sovereignty Programhttps://nativecoalition.unl.edu/indigenous-youth-food-sovereignty-program

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Tribal Extension Office