Episode 106:
Join host Kevin Chap as he explores the Haudenosaunee Nation’s history in the Adirondacks of New York. Follow him on an adventure to the headwaters of the Hudson River, where he uncovers how this civilization not only influenced American democracy but also produced vast stores of food that sustained a thriving Native American community.
In This Episode
Rewilding a Lost Landscape
At Henderson Lake, Kevin talks with Dave Olbert of Cloudsplitter Outfitters about rewilding efforts in the Hudson Valley following centuries of deforestation.
Forest Foraging Feast
Kevin forages for chaga, reishi, chestnut, and oyster mushrooms, using them to make a venison schnitzel.
Hudson’s Living Landscape
Kevin explores Papscanee Island and the rich floodplains of the Hudson River.
Indigenous Alliances Explained
Devin Landers explains the Confederacy of the Six Nations and its relationship with early Dutch settlers in the Hudson Valley.
Guswenta: Shared traditions
Kevin visits the Onondaga Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy to learn about the Two Row Wampum, or Guswenta, from Perry Ground, a member of the Turtle Clan.
Mohawk Food Traditions
Kevin visits Chef Elliott Vogel of The Delaware to see how wild ingredients are woven into Mohawk culinary traditions, before foraging for chicken of the woods mushrooms.
Restoring Ancestral Lands
Kevin travels to upstate New York to meet with tribal members John Skenandore of the Oneida Nation and Kawennióhstha Jock of the Mohawk Nation to discuss the restoration of ancestral lands.
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