Ethnobotany

Rosalyn is an award winning Indigenous writer, environmental historian, and ethnobotanist. She is a traditionally trained ethnobotanist. She learned ethnobotany & traditional ecological knowledge by apprenticing with her maternal grandmother Annie Mad Plume Wall and her aunt Theresa Still Smoking for more than 20 years.

Ethnobotany & Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)

Rosalyn advocates for revitalizing Indigenous & traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), ethnobotany and Indigenous food systems. She is the co-founder of a community-based organization, led by Indigenous women, Saokio Heritage, which holds gatherings, workshops and presentations to share and educate about ethnobotany, traditional food systems and traditional ecological knowledge.

Talking about Ethnobotany & other things

Traditional Plant Knowledge is Not a Quick Fix — with Regina Barber, Short Wave, National Public Radio, November 8, 2022.

STEMTalks: Questions for an Ethnobotanist! — American Association for the Advancement of Science, November 25, 2020.

Ethnobotanist - Dr. Rosalyn LaPier — Spark Science, April 15, 2018.

Lexicon

Blackfeet Names of Plants Used by the Blackfeet, compiled by Rosalyn LaPier, for Saokio Heritage, 2020.

Articles/Commentaries on Ethnobotany (or Related)

“Solstice,” Academic Minute, December 21, 2020.

"Ma’s, Montana’s Original Plant-Based Food," Montana Naturalist, Fall/Winter 2020.

“We’re all on Indigenous land,” Missoula Current, August 21, 2020.

“Misrepresenting traditional knowledge during COVID-19 is dangerous,” with Abaki Beck, High Country News, March 23, 2020.

“How the Loss of Native American Languages Affects Our Understanding of the Natural World,” The Conversation, October 5, 2018.

"How Native American Food is Tied to Important Sacred Stories," The Conversation, June 15, 2018.

"Smudging: Plants, Purification and Prayer," Montana Naturalist, Spring/Summer 2016.

"Montana's Metis People," Montana Naturalist, Winter 2013/2014.

“Blackfeet Botanist: Annie Mad Plume Wall,” Montana Naturalist, Fall 2005.

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