The Leelanau Conservancy is committed to elevating Anishinaabe voices in land conservation and stewardship. The Indigenous Knowledges Project is a Leelanau Conservancy initiative to conduct land assessments with elders and culture carriers, co-create communications & engagement programming, and form strong partnerships. Similar to other assessments we currently perform on properties in our care, we are learning and collecting invaluable information about the lands and waters of Leelanau and how they can be best stewarded for generations. By expanding the ways in which we identify conservation values and engage with our Anishinaabeg neighbors, the Leelanau Conservancy can be more inclusive and comprehensive caretakers of Leelanau.
Follow along as we release a series of videos in honor of Native American Heritage Month, and a 5-episode podcast series produced by Mark Wilson of New Leonard Media.
Podcast
Listen above on Spotify or on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indigenous-knowledges-podcast/id1785942379
Videos
Grand Traverse Band Tribal Elder Hank Bailey shares some of his teachings and stories about the personal impact of land access restrictions. This video is a part of the Indigenous Knowledges Series, a project with the goal to elevate Aanishinaabeg voices in conservation through conversation. This video was produced by Mark Wilson of New Leonard Media. https://newleonard.com/
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Tribal Elder Hank Bailey shares about the significance of smudging.
We were honored to have a land visit with Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB) member JoAnne Cook this past winter. Visits like these are expanding the ways in which we understand the land and engage with the Anishinaabeg community. Produced by New Leonard Media.
