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Traditional Knowledge
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In the Wah.Zha.Zhe Puppet Theatre, we reimagine freedom and coexistence with the natural world.
In the UAE, the clinking of pestle against mortar signals fresh gahwa, and anyone in the neighborhood is welcome to join.
As an ethnobotanist, Cheryl Morales uses traditional knowledge imbibed during her upbringing on the Fort Belknap Reservation.
For Mona Haddad, scents sear memories in place.
One of the strongest connections between ginseng and Black Americans is Hoodoo.
Many believe that ginseng root increases qi, or energy.
What medicinal and economic benefits does this native root hold?
Eva Rosich is a trained nurse living in a rural area of Catalonia surrounded by the Pyrenees Mountains.
“When I became a nurse, I realized that while pills and drugs are sometimes very necessary, they are not always so.”
A woman recalls profitable peddling herbal remedies across Catalonia to preserve the traditional lifestyle of their valley.
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