Behind The Project: Shanta Lee Honeycutt & Dr. Jessica Dolan

In this episode, I am talking with environmental anthropologist, ethnobotanist, and bi -national indigenous studies scholar due to her extensive work in Canada and the United States, Dr. Jessica Dolan. Please join me as I talk to Dr. Jessica Dolan about her expertise and lessons involving different facets of her work.

MORE ABOUT DR. JESSICA DOLAN

Jessica Dolan, PhD is a bi-national scholar in Canada and the United States, who currently works with the National Park Service Region 1, Office of Native American Affairs. Her work over the last 20 years has primarily been with Indigenous communities in the Northeast and Great Lakes regions, on projects dedicated to restoring, regenerating, and strengthening Indigenous sovereignty and biocultural stewardship. As an ethnobotanist, much of her work centers on research and writing related to cultural uses of plants -- for traditional medicines, Indigenous and traditional food systems, food forests, gardening, producing resources for identification and caretaking of plant communities, and collaboration for education and restoration of Indigenous knowledge systems, community health, and treaty rights within their homelands. An example of her work is found in the Greenbelt Indigenous Botanical Survey: https://gibsurvey.ca. She is working on the manuscript of a field guide that accompanies that digital atlas, called "Kanonhkwa'tsheranákere, Where the Medicines Live." She also sometimes teaches anthropology, ethnobotany, and Indigenous studies, through courses or workshops. You may contact her through her website: https://www.jessica-dolan.com.

MORE ABOUT BEHIND THE PROJECT

Behind the Project is a short run micropod that features conversations with creatives and professionals who share their lessons learned across their various projects. This show was inspired by the many lessons and self-discovery prompted by the many projects that Shanta Lee Honeycutt has led and implemented.

Original soundscape for the podcast, Behind The Project, is "Urban Dawn" composed by Damon Honeycutt.