Story Seeds exhibit explores the significance of Indigenous plant traditions

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Beans and a pot on display on a shelf at the Story Seeds exhibit.
The Story Seeds: Cultivating Wellness and Depth through Indigenous Plant Traditions exhibit was featured at the Millennium Library in 2022 before touring other library branches.

Weaving together photos, historical records, educational resources, and more, an exhibit touring Winnipeg Public Library branches explores the better-known crops and plants domesticated, developed, and harvested by Indigenous people of the Americas.

Story Seeds: Cultivating Wellness and Depth through Indigenous Plant Traditions was thoughtfully curated by Vanda Fleury, a Métis artist and researcher, in partnership with the City of Winnipeg Archives and the Winnipeg Public Library.

“Through Story Seeds, we can grow our understanding of Indigenous agriculture and retrace contributions made to the local footprint,” said Fleury. “This exhibit also showcases how, through agriculture, nutrition, and wellness, we share vital connections to water and land.”

At the root of Story Seeds is an appreciation for food systems that grow cultural narratives, family, and community. It centres Indigenous women as knowledge keepers and celebrates the life experiences that support this wisdom.

“It is a foundation that invalidates the myth that history began with the arrival of Europeans and these biases are deeply entrenched in mainstream thought,” said Fleury.

The exhibit also includes a closer look at how agriculture and water played a significant role in Winnipeg’s name and history.

“The City’s first crest which was used from 1874 up until 1973 featured wheat sheaves as well as a train and railway system,” said Sarah Ramsden, Senior Archivist with the City of Winnipeg Archives who worked on this project. “This confirmed the importance of agriculture and the vision of Winnipeg as a transportation hub.”

Pottery, dried vegetables, recipes, and even a jar of grasshoppers from a time capsule placed in the cornerstone of Winnipeg’s first City Hall in 1875 are also featured in Story Seeds.

The Story Seeds display is an act of reconciliation to recognize Indigenous people’s unique contributions pertaining to gardening and agriculture from pre-colonial times and celebrated alongside other Canadian narratives by Archives, Libraries and Museums as per the Calls to Action #67-70 from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

 

Originally posted July 26, 2022

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