VANCOUVER, Wash. – Washington State University Vancouver invites you to a dedication for the new Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge learning garden and student community garden from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. June 12 in the field between Green 3 parking lot and the Clark College Building on the 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø campus. Commemorate this milestone with a drum blessing, Indigenous speakers and a groundbreaking feast featuring smoked salmon. The event is free and open to the public through a grant from the 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø Council on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Coordinated by Native American Programs and the Collective for Social and Environment Justice with support from the Clark County/WSU Extension, the gardens will be integrated into courses across 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø’s curriculum. The gardens will create a space for outdoor experiential learning to advance food security and food sovereignty. They will provide opportunities for students, families and the community to learn about growing, harvesting and processing/preserving produce. In addition, the gardens will provide much-needed produce including Indigenous First Foods to students and their families.
About 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø
91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver, east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-TRAN bus service. Find a campus map at vancouver.wsu.edu/map. Parking is available at meters and in the Blue Daily Pay lot for $4.
As one of six campuses of the WSU system, 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations.
91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø is located on the homelands of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Peoples of the Lower Columbia Valley. We acknowledge their presence here. 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø expresses its respect towards these original and current caretakers of the region. We pledge that these relationships will be built on mutual trust and respect.
# # #
MEDIA CONTACT(S)
Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communication, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@wsu.edu