Speaker: Jessika Greendeer | Air Date: September 6, 2021 | Run Time: 34mins | The Native Seed Pod: Season 3
Seed Rematriation with Jessika Greendeer
In the first episode of Season 3 of The Native Seed Pod, our host Melissa Nelson talks with Jessika Greendeer of Ho-Chunk Nation, who is the Seed Keeper and Farm Manager at Dream of Wild Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jessika and Melissa discuss the growing Seed Rematriation movement, seed keeping and agriculture, and her work at Dream of Wild Health.
This episode is the first of three episodes focused on Seed Rematriation, and is a co-production of The Cultural Conservancy and Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance’s (NAFSA) Indigenous Seed Keepers Network (ISKN). These episodes are part of a collection of Seed Rematriation media that we have co-produced with NAFSA and Rowen White of ISKN.
This conversation was recorded on October 8, 2020.
“Being a seed keeper, it’s a big responsibility. It’s a heavy title to carry. Everything we do as Native people, we always think about our future generations: being able to hold the future in your hands and also being able to hold the past in your hands at the same time. It’s an amazing journey and I’m grateful to be on it. ”
Red Beauty Corn
Additional Resources
Seed Rematriation fundraiser for Native American Food Sovereignty Association (NAFSA) and Indigenous Seed Keepers Network
Seed Mother: Coming Home - this short film is part of the suite of Seed Rematriation media that we have co-produced with NAFSA, and which features Jessika Greendeer and other seed keepers
Dream of Wild Health in Minneapolis
CREDITS
Host/Writer/Director: Melissa K. Nelson
Producer: Mateo Hinojosa
Co-Producer: Sara Moncada
Special Co-Producer: Rowen White
Audio Editor and Engineer: Colin Farish
Photography: Cale Stelken, Mateo Hinojosa
Song Credits
Standing on the Ridge
Music by: Colin Farish
Voice: Capomo
Keyboards, drums, sound design: Colin Farish
Violin: Savannah Jo Lack
Cello: Robin Bonnel
Oboe: Paul McCandless
Recorded and mixed by Colin Farish at Stillwater Sound, San Francisco CA, and at Forest Flower Studio, Mill Valley CA, recorded by Andre Zweers at Screaming Lizard Studio, Petaluma CA, and mastered by Sudhananda Paul Greaver.
(c)(p) Winds of the Muse ASCAP 2021. Used with permission.
This short film, highlighting the essence of the Seed Rematriation movement, is part of the collection of media that includes this podcast episode. It features Jessika Greendeer and seeds that have been rematriated.