7/13/26: Mohawks recovering their traditional medicinal plant knowledge
About this episode
The episode discusses the efforts of a local college student to preserve traditional medicinal plant knowledge among the Mohawk community and recent safety law changes for e-bikes in Watertown.
(Jul 13, 2026) Indigenous communities in the Adirondacks have relied on plants for food, medicine and other uses for generations. We meet a local college student who's working to preserve the knowledge her Mohawk ancestors passed down about those plants. Also: Watertown passed a law last week with new safety requirements for e-bikes. It comes almost a year after a woman died in a biking accident in Thompson Park.
People in this episode
Guest: local college student
Topics covered
- traditional medicinal plants
- Indigenous knowledge
- safety requirements
- e-bikes
- community preservation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mohawk
Places: Adirondacks, Watertown
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