Course Description
Summary
In this course, students will work together to start seeds and plant a garden at the Purple Carrot Farm in collaboration with the Elnu Abenaki people, on whose unceded land ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø College is located. Students will read texts and engage in class discussion on the topics of indigenous food sovereignty, rematriatriation, and decolonization. The class will feature guest speakers and field trips to learn about local and regional indigenous groups and their efforts to maintain cultural identity and advocate for their communities. The class will create an educational event for the campus community in order to share what they have learned. Additionally, students will complete individualized research projects that will culminate in a paper and presentation on the topic of a specific indigenous crop, examining its social-ecological history.
