Скачать или смотреть Dawn Lowe, Wisdom of the Elders's Inc | ITEK Classroom Instructor

As we get ready for our next ITEK internship, we’re taking a moment to share why this work matters.

Dawn Lowe, our ITEK Classroom Instructor, has been part of Wisdom Workforce Development since the very beginning. She was on the original 2015 team collecting and processing Native seeds for Metro’s Native Plant Center. Today, she guides interns through environmental lessons and habitat restoration grounded in Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge.

Dawn, who is Hawaiian, Apache, Cherokee, and Mohawk, carries deep knowledge of Native plants and invasive species. As a gifted herbalist, she teaches about the gifts of the land and the responsibility that comes with that knowledge. Her classroom days are about more than instruction. They are about relationship, memory, and care.

For this piece, we used footage from our Multimedia Internship, selections from our Indigenous archives, and field work with our ITEK interns. What you see is real learning in motion. Hands in the soil. Seeds being gathered. Teachings being passed forward.

ITEK matters because it keeps these connections alive. It gives the next generation the tools to restore land, protect Native plants, and carry culture forward.
You can support the upcoming ITEK internship and the ongoing programs & other work of Wisdom of the Elders through the link in our bio.

Support Seeds of Resilience & ITEK
Seeds of Resilience safeguards Indigenous plant species and cultural knowledge at risk from climate change, habitat loss, and disrupted foodways. Working with Tribal Elders, cultural practitioners, and Indigenous farmers, we collect seeds from traditional food, medicinal, and pollinator plants, following cultural protocols that honor relationships between people and land.

The Seed Bank functions as both a secure archive and a living library:
Climate-controlled storage ensures long-term seed viability
Seeds and plants are shared free of charge with Tribal communities, schools, and surrounding neighborhoods

Seeds are used in Wisdom Workforce restoration projects, keeping them rooted in traditional landscapes

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