We were honoured to be recording in a cedar longhouse on the ancestral Nisqually lands of Hweqwidi HANFORD MCCLOUD. The pod chatted with Hanford alongside relatives Juan Carlos Chavez, Alvin Harvey, and a furry friend for support. Amongst the aroma of cedar and displays of relational and practical science of canoe and basket-making, we chatted about cedar bark as insect repellant, trees as teachers and wise helpers, FishWars, how to make waterproof woven cedar baskets, the difference between a canoe and a boat, and using your hands to teach and heal through pulling cedar.

This episode of the Ancestral Science Podcast was recorded on location in January on the misty Lands of the Nisqually Nation just South of Seattle, by the Nisqually River. 

Hand to heart to support from Indigenous Screen Office and BESPOKE Productions

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Check out some of Hanford's cedar hats, woven with science, spirit, and ancestral stories, at MccloudCreations.

Full SHOWNOTES: (great for educators!!) here

Grab your latest beading or sewing project, brew a pot of berry tea, and come learn alongside HANFORD MCCLOUD.

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