Overcoming centuries of environmental and cultural challenges can make for unexpected partnerships that result in extraordinary outcomes. In Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge. Shared Science., stories from four Indigenous communities are brought to life in real-world examples of how traditional knowledge and cutting-edge science can be blended together to provide complementary solutions to contemporary concerns.
From restoring ecosystems to rediscovering traditional foods and crafts, the exhibit invites guests to understand the important issues that Indigenous cultures face, discover innovative ways native peoples are problem-solving and contributing to the growing movement towards sustainability and the reclamation of age-old practices.
Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge. Shared Science. provides examples of how traditional knowledge and science together create complementary solutions to contemporary concerns.
Produced and toured by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), this exhibit was developed by the following groups and made possible with funds provided by the National Science Foundation.
- The Indigenous Education Institute (IEI)
- The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)
- The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
- Tulalip Tribes
- Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
- The Waikalua Loko Fishpond Preservation Society in Hawaii
This exhibit is closed.
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ASL interpretation available
CART captioning available
Learn More about the Tulalip Tribes
Just north of Seattle, is the Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve. Their mission is to revive, restore, protect, interpret, collect and enhance the history, traditional cultural values and spiritual beliefs of the Tulalip Tribes.
Roots of Wisdom Activity Kit
Educators are welcome to download and use this Educational Activity Guide created by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in collaboration with the Indigenous Education Institute (IEI), the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), native community elders, educators, and youth for use in classrooms and other educational spaces.
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