Traditional Foods Walk
September 7, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join us for a adventure exploring traditional edible and medicinal plants on foot!
Traditional Foods Walk
September 7, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join us for a adventure exploring traditional edible and medicinal plants on foot!
Location: Badger-Two Medicine area of the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
Type: Out and Back
Distance: 4 – 6 miles
Difficulty: Moderate, 500′ of elevation gain
Join Danielle Antelope in an educational walk into the Badger-Two Medicine to learn about medicinal and edible plants of the Niitsiittapii / Blackfeet people. Danielle is a member of the Blackfeet Nation and Eastern Shoshone Nationn and serves as the Executive Director of Food Access and Sustainability Team Blackfeet, known as FAST Blackfeet. This organization provides access to healthy and culturally relevant foods, nutrition education, and gardening/wild harvesting opportunities within the Blackfeet Nation. Danielle is passionate about learning and sharing the changes in the Blackfeet food system and how those changes reflect in the health of the people today. Location TBD. This hike will be moderate in difficulty, with many stops along the way. It will be less than 5 miles.
Meet in East Glacier across from Two Medicine Grill.
