THE MASHKIKI KIDS MEDICINE GARDEN
Partnered with Montessori American Indian Childcare Center in St. Paul, MN and Lake Country Montessori’s Land School in Dunn County, WI. We are to co-creating intergenerational learning experiences focused on local Native American cultural practices and family wellness.
Children ages 3-6 and their families have opportunities to learn about, gather, and prepare traditional foods and plant medicines. Students have the opportunity to sit around the drum, participate in sugar bushing, arts and crafts, and other activities while learning from community elders and wisdom keepers.
Our inaugural “medicine walk” kicked off in September 2022 and we are currently in the planning stages of a permanent curated medicine garden that will serve as a gathering space and learning lab for families and partner organizations.
Contact for The Mashkiki Kids Medicine Garden:
Cherolyn Fischer
[email protected]