The Medicines Are Our Family with Edna Manitowabi

First Nations Elder, Edna Manitowabi, shares traditional teachings on various natural medicines that can be found in your own backyard and all around nature.
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0:00 The Medicines Are Our Family (Introduction)
0:12 Disclaimer
1:48 Our Relationships: To Mother Earth
4:48 Our Relationships: The Plant and Trees
9:59 Maintaining Our Relationships: Collecting Medicines
13:15 Maintaining Our Relationships: Caring for the Medicines
14:35 Maintaining Our Relationships: Working with the Medicines
16:33 The Trees (Part 1): Introduction
18:08 The Trees (Part 1): Cedar
21:45 The Trees (Part 1): Tamarack
22:49 The Trees (Part 1): Birch
25:56 The Trees (Part 1): Maple
28:43 The Trees (Part 2): Black and White Poplar
30:45 The Trees (Part 2): Sumac
31:52 The Trees (Part 2): The Evergreens
33:55 The Plants (Part 1): Mixture Medicines: Tabacco, Kinnick Kinnick, Mullein, Red Willow, Cow Parsnips
39:33 The Plants (Part 2): Berries
41:11 The Plants (Part 2): Dandelion
42:07 The Plants (Part 2): Wekan (Calamus Root)
43:22 The Plants (Part 2): Labrador Tea
43:59 The Plants (Part 2): Joint Grass (Horsetail) & Nettles
44:56 Learning from the Plants: Kindness, Sharing, Reciprocity, and Truth

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