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Frances Herrod

Frances Herrod . 99 likes. Words: Oklahoma Gazette, OKC.net, Red Dirt Report, VNN, Good Men Project, Pollen Nation Magazine, Mvskoke Media Mvskok...

Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is not folklore. It is science based on observation of surroundings and the outcomes different plant medicines have on Indigenous community. Indigenous Peoples have known since creation that living in balance with our relatives (and that everything and everyone is our relative) is what is needed for strong, healthy community.

Well I'm headed to the hospital. My shoulder never really recovered from being injured twice. I woke up today and can barely move it or my neck.

This is Just Like Honey (I'm sorry please don't delete me)

I had some things to say about this because of course I did. 🧵1/? "I'm Mvskoke and Semvnole. We lived in wooden long houses traditionally. They were permanent housing centered around a town square. We had at least 50 Tribal Towns which were organized into the largest governmental confederacy on Turtle Island pre invasion. These distinct moeties were separated into red and white towns, as well as having a Matrilineal Clan system.