TEK Walks

390A Summit Road,Exeter RI 02822

21 July, 2021

Description

The focus of the walk will be to identify and name various herbal plants and discuss their usage and health benefits. In the TEK Walks, Indigenous Educators will share Traditional Ecological Knowledge as the group walks in the environment around Tomaquag Museum known today as Arcadia Management Area, but is the homelands to the Narragansett Nation. Chenae Bullock, Shinnecock, is a community leader, water protector, culture preservationist, Indigenous perspective historian, and humanitarian. Beyond her work as a published author, Chenae has been employed in various Indigenous museums throughout New England, organized community gatherings to paddle the ancient waterways of the Northeast, and has represented her tribal nation on the Mid-Atlantic Committee on the Ocean working to enhance the vitality of the region's ocean ecosystems. The Tomaquag Museum is Rhode Island's only Indigenous Museum dedicated to sharing the culture, arts, history, and lifeways of the Indigenous people of Southern New England. Tomaquag was awarded the National Medal for Museum and Library Service in 2016, the nation's highest honor given to celebrate institutions that respond to societal needs in innovative ways, making a difference for individuals, families, and their communities. At the Tomaquag Museum, we strive to provide engaging public education that not only promotes thoughtful dialogue but also creates social change that will lead to the empowerment of Indigenous peoples within our communities.