Podchat 29 | Melding Indigenous Knowledge & Western Science with Leigh Joseph

<p>There is a lot of talk these days about the melding of Indigenous knowledge with Western Science, and I couldn't think of anyone better to get into the weeds (pun intended) on the subject with than Leigh Joseph.</p><p><br /></p><p>Leigh is a member of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and a working ethnobotanist who does a lot of incredible work bridging the gaps in understanding between western and indigenous knowledge, while also working to re-establish Indigenous food gardens and cultivate crops as they would have been prior to colonization on her traditional homelands.  She’s the owner of Skwalwen Botanicals, a skincare brand that creates everything from plants cultivated from the land, the author of a new book called ‘Held By the Land’, and she’s just an overall lovely and inspiring human with who has a lot of great ideas and perspectives on the world I think we all could benefit from learning.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had the incredible honour of sitting down by the Squamish Estuary on a hot, sunny, summer day to chat about all this and more with Leigh, and I hope y'all enjoy it!</p><p><br /></p><p>Learn more about <a href="https://www.leighjoseph.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Leigh &amp; her work.</a></p><p>Take care of your skin with <a href="https://skwalwen.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Skwalwen Botanicals.</a></p><p>Get your copy of <a href="https://skwalwen.com/products/held-by-the-land-a-guide-to-indigenous-plants-for-wellness" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">"Held by The Land"</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Each episode of Nerdy About Nature makes a donation to a non-profit of the guests choosing using funds from Patreon supporters, and in this episode Leigh chose to give hers to <a href="https://www.pepakenhautw.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The <em>PEPAKEṈ HÁUTW̱</em>  Foundation</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Nerdy About Nature is an independent passion project that relies on support from folks like you.  If you’re enjoying this podcast and videos, help me keep making them by becoming a paid subscriber on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/nerdyaboutnature" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠Patreon </a>or<a href="https://nerdyaboutnature.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> Substack.</a></p><p><br /></p><p>You can also make a one-time donation, get NAN merch, resources and more information at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="www.NerdyAboutNature.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠www.NerdyAboutNature.com</a></p>