Resource Library Bundle
Seed Rematriation
Media Collection co-produced by The Cultural Conservancy, Rowen White and the Indigenous Seed Keepers Network of the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance.
Short Film
“Seed Mother: Coming Home ” is a collaborative short film sharing the Seed Rematriation movement’s healing work of cross-cultural reconciliation to bring Indigenous seeds home to their communities of origin.
Podcast episodes on the Native Seed Pod
Seed Rematriation with Jessika Greendeer - Melissa Nelson talks with Jessika Greendeer of Ho-Chunk Nation, who is the Seed Keeper and Farm Manager at Dream of Wild Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jessika and Melissa discuss the growing Seed Rematriation movement, seed keeping and agriculture, and her work at Dream of Wild Health. Co-produced by NAFSA / TCC.
Seed Rematriation with Shelley Buffalo - Shelley Buffalo talks with host Melissa Nelson about the healing power of ancestral foods, feeding the community with rematriated crops and medicines, and her work with Meskwaki Food Sovereignty Initiative, Red Earth Gardens and Seed Savers Exchange. They also explore the power of art and the beauty of seeds. Co-produced by NAFSA / TCC.
Seed Rematriation with Becky Webster - Host Melissa Nelson sits down with Becky Webster, Oneida farmer, seedkeeper and attorney. Their conversation explores the challenges and joys of being a Native farmer, cultivating recently rematriated crops, navigating both market and trade economies, and more. Co-produced by NAFSA / TCC.
The Native Seed Revolution with Rowen White - Host Melissa Nelson visits with Mohawk Seed Keeper Rowen White at her family’s Sierra Seeds farm in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California. Rowen shares her journey to grow and restore ancestral seeds, to build a special seed kiva, and her unique holistic, Indigenous permaculture approach to seed stewardship. Learn about the beautiful seed legacy of the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island and the work being done today for seed sovereignty and sacred earth stewardship. Produced by TCC prior to this collaborative Seed Rematriation project.
Image Credits:
Navajo Robin’s Egg Corn banner photo - Mateo Hinojosa
Navajo Robin’s Egg Corn cultivation - Rowen White
Art for Seed Mother: Coming Home - John Jairo Valencia
Podcast episode thumbnail photos - Cale Stelken, Mateo Hinojosa