IEFA Ethnobotany Webinar Series

 OPI is offering yet more amazing looking Profession Development! 

In addition to their Contemporary Topics in Indian Country series, they are also offering an Ethnobotany Webinar Series Starting October 5, 2021. 

This series of six FREE webinars* will feature a tribally-specific window into the practical, cultural, ecological, medicinal, and/or ceremonial importance of Montana's native plant species. Each session, presented by a tribal expert in ethnobotany, will cover how to respectfully integrate knowledge learned about ethnobotany into your instruction. 

Earn renewal units (2 per session or 12 for all 6 sessions)* 

Webinars will be held on the first Tuesday of the month, October through March, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Register here.  

#1 – October 5, 2021: Rosalyn LaPier (Blackfeet/Métis) - What is Ethnobotany? And why is it important? 

#2 – November 2, 2021: Rose Bear Don't Walk (Crow/Bitterroot Salish/Lone Pine Shoshone Paiute) - Traditional Foodways and Holistic Health 

#3 – December 7 , 2021: Marissa Spang (Northern Cheyenne/Crow) - Living in Relations: How to Practice Plant Knowledge 

#4 – January 4, 2022: Annie Sorrell (Salish) and Loga (Turtle) Fixico (Blackfeet/Bitterroot Salish/Nez Perce/Dakota/Haudenosaunee) - Ethnobotany, TEK, and Science 

#5 – February 1, 2022: Reyna Monteau (Nakoda) - Common Uses of Medicinal Plants and Foods for Health and Wellness 

#6 - March 1, 2022: Shane Sangrey (Cree) - Cree Knowledge of the Plants of Rocky Boys Reservation 

After registration you will receive the following communication: a confirmation letter and a reminder email containing the Zoom link on the Monday prior to the webinar. 

*Registration, signing in to each webinar, and completion of a follow up survey provided after each webinar is required to earn OPI renewal units. 

For registration or renewal unit questions please contact Joan Franke, OPI Indian Education for All Unit Administrative Assistant, jfranke@mt.gov.