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Revitalizing Indigenous land-based practices is an act of resurgence and resistance. The presence of Indigenous bodies occupying land to nourish and strengthen themselves through ancestral practices is a political act. These cultural systems of knowledge and practice are in opposition to historical and ongoing colonial attempts to dispossess Indigenous Peoples of their connections to land. Indigenous People have undergone changes in diet and land access, including cultivating and harvesting plants for health and wellbeing. Recognizing and understanding the impacts and implications of colonization on land-based knowledge is fundamental in carrying out meaningful work within Indigenous communities in the field of ethnobotany. Much of the literature and media on Indigenous issues continue to uphold trauma narratives. When working with Indigenous communities on projects, it is essential to understand the history, impacts, and ongoing struggles related to colonization and genocide in America to not cause harm and to contribute positively to these communities. Furthermore, by taking our responsibilities one step further, we can carry out research in trauma-informed ways while prioritizing anti-oppressive, decolonial, and strength-based approaches to our research and collaborations with Indigenous communities. We illustrate these points through a community-based case study from the Squamish Nation in British Columbia, Canada. Key words: ethnobotany, Indigenous knowledge, plant knowledge, resurgence, land-based knowledge. La revitalisation des pratiques autochtones liées à la terre est un acte de reviviscence et de résistance. La présence autochtone occupant la terre pour se nourrir et se renforcer par des pratiques ancestrales est un acte politique. Ces systèmes culturels de savoirs et de pratiques s'opposent aux tentatives coloniales historiques et actuelles de déposséder les peuples autochtones de leurs liens avec la terre. Les peuples autochtones ont vécu des changements dans leur régime alimentaire et leur accès à la terre, notamment dans la culture et la récolte des plantes pour leur santé et leur bien-être. Il est fondamental de reconnaître et de comprendre les impacts et les implications de la colonisation sur les savoirs liés à la terre pour mener à bien un travail significatif au sein des communautés autochtones dans le domaine de l'ethnobotanique. Une grande partie de la littérature et des médias se consacrant aux questions autochtones continue de maintenir des récits traumatiques. Lorsque l'on travaille sur des projets avec des communautés autochtones, il est essentiel de comprendre l'histoire, les impacts et les luttes actuelles liés à la colonisation et au génocide en Amérique afin de ne pas causer de tort et de contribuer positivement à ces communautés. En outre, en franchissant une étape de plus quant à nos responsabilités, il est possible de mener des recherches en tenant compte des traumatismes tout en privilégiant des approches anti-oppressives, décoloniales et axées sur les forces en matière de recherches et les collaborations avec les communautés autochtones. Les auteurs illustrent ces points par une étude de cas communautaire de la nation Squamish en Colombie-Britannique, au Canada. [Traduit par la Rédaction] Mots-clés: ethnobotanique, savoir autochtone, savoirs liés aux plantes, reviviscence, savoirs liés à la terre., Introduction Indigenous plant foods and medicines strengthen physical, mental, and emotional health, prevent illness, and connect those in relationship with them to place in a profound and meaningful way (Kimmerer [...]

My ancestral name is styawat and I am from the skwxwu7mesh (Squamish) First Nation. As an ethnobotanist, researcher, and community activist, my aim is to contribute to cultural knowledge renewal [...]

We are in a time of Indigenous cultural-political resurgence in Canada (Coulthard, 2014; Manuel, 2017; Simpson, 2017; Talaga, 2018). Increasingly, Indigenous Peoples are finding renewed strength, pride, and grounding through cultural practice and the reestablishment of connection to the land. Included in this resurgence are the relationships between people and plants. When we practise our ancestral relationships with our plant relatives, we heal and strengthen ourselves. The depth of connection to place, to ancestors, and to our own mindful presence is amplified when we partake in millennia-old practices of plant cultivation, stewardship, and the integration of plant foods and medicines into our bodies. This time of resurgence emerges from generations of Indigenous Peoples suffering devastating violence, losses, and trauma as a result of colonization. In this paper I address the role that rebuilding Indigenous plant relationships plays in addressing colonial impacts on Indigenous health and in supporting Indigenous cultural and political resurgence. I also put forth Indigenized models for understanding colonial impacts on health and discuss culturally rooted conceptualizations of health that address these impacts from an Indigenous point of view. Finally, I propose a set of guidelines to consider for conducting respectful ethnobotanical research within Indigenous communities. This paper is borne out of a desire for deeper critical engagement with the intersections between colonial history, intergenerational trauma, and Indigenous plant knowledge. Furthermore, this paper acknowledges the strength and resilience of Indigenous Peoples in the face of historical injustice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A case study is presented on indigenous peoples of British Columbia's (BC's) learning of their ancestors' traditional plant food habits, through examining the Coast Salish Indian group the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) First Nation. An overview of the Squamish Indians' efforts in cultural revitalization, including through their learning of traditional ethnobotanical knowledge, is provided.