A first-of-its-kind “plant symposium” in Nome was a platform for sharing traditional knowledge about the nutritional and medicinal value of local berries, flowers, and other tundra plants.
Image at top: Anne Marie Ozenna and Eva Menadelook search the tundra for local plants to harvest. Photo courtesy of Sara K. Bowman.
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