‘Teaching of Traditional Indigenous Medicines’

The public is invited to a free presentation, “Teaching of Traditional Indigenous Medicines,” on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. in the Pioneer Daughter's Museum at the Fort Totten State Historic Site.

Christy Goulet, Wiishkobizi Nibi Ikwe (To be sweet like the water women), will share her expertise in traditional Ojibwe and Dakota medicines. She will demonstrate the preparation and use of cedar, willow, and other plants as they were historically used in traditional Indigenous medicines. Goulet is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Belcourt.

For more information, contact Outreach Coordinator Lisa Rainbow, [email protected] or 701.766.4441. Fort Totten State Historic Site, 417 Cavalry Circle in Fort Totten, is managed by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The site is open for events and by appointment. Find upcoming State Historical Society of North Dakota events at history.nd.gov/events.