Podchat 29 | Melding Indigenous Knowledge & Western Science with Leigh Joseph

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Leigh Joseph discussing the integration of Indigenous knowledge and Western science.

There is a lot of talk these days about the melding of Indigenous knowledge with Western Science, and I couldn't think of anyone better to get into the weeds (pun intended) on the subject with than Leigh Joseph. Leigh is a member of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and a working ethnobotanist who does a lot of incredible work bridging the gaps in understanding between western and indigenous knowledge, while also working to re-establish Indigenous food gardens and cultivate crops as they would have been prior to colonization on her traditional homelands. She’s the owner of Skwalwen Botanicals, a skincare brand that creates everything from plants cultivated from the land, the author of a new book called ‘Held By the Land’, and she’s just an overall lovely and inspiring human with who has a lot of great ideas and perspectives on the world I think we all could benefit from learning. I had the incredible honour of sitting down by the Squamish Estuary on a hot, sunny, summer day to chat about all this and more with Leigh, and I hope y'all enjoy it! Learn more about Leigh & her work. Take care of your skin with Skwalwen Botanicals. Get your copy of "Held by The Land" Each…

People in this episode

Host: Nerdy About Nature

Guest: Leigh Joseph

Topics covered

• Indigenous knowledge
• Western science
• ethnobotany
• food gardens
• colonization
• cultural bridging

Keywords

• Indigenous knowledge
• Western science
• ethnobotany
• food gardens
• Skwalwen Botanicals
• Held By the Land
• Squamish Nation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), Skwalwen Botanicals

Books & works: Held By the Land

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