Onondaga Nation Farm Immersion Trip Series

The Onondaga Nation Farm Immersion Series is a program meant to promote a cross-cultural experience that deepens our understanding of Haudenosaunee culture, traditions and worldviews related to food sovereignty and sustainable food systems.  It is an opportunity to practice cultural humility working in the soil in partnership, allyship, and solidarity, side-by-side with members of the Onondaga Nation to uphold the Living Treaty -Two Row Wampum (Gaswéñdah/Gä•sweñta’).  

It is also an expression of our gratitude in the spirit of mutual engagement and reciprocity for the time and effort the Onondaga people have given and continue to give to the University related to the Haudenosaunee Festival, guest lectures, community-engaged learning and research projects, and other ongoing plans for engagement across our campus community. 
 

This trip is open to BU Students, Staff, and Faculty.

Transportation will be provided. If you are interested in carpooling or traveling yourself, please message Ethan Tyo (etyo@binghamton.edu) for directions.

*Light refreshments will be provided. Feel free to bring a lunch to eat*

 

Program Itinerary

11 am - 12:15 pm: Travel to Farm.  Depart from Binghamton University (meeting location TBD)

 

12:30 - 1:30 pm: Farm Tour.  Introduction to the origins, history and philosophy behind the Onondaga Nation Farm, its day-to-day operations, and broader impact for the Onondaga Peoples.  Will gain a deeper understanding of the concept of “Rematriation” through encountering one of the largest repositories of Indigenous seeds in the New World on sovereign Indigenous lands, curated by the farm and through the Braiding the Sacred Network.  

 

1:30-2:30 pm: Experiential Activity.  Opportunity to accomplish a side-by side collaborative task that both acknowledges and honors Haudenosaunee agricultural practices and traditions while supporting their food sovereignty through sustainable food systems education.

 

2:30 - 3:00 pm: Snack Break and Debrief.  The experience is capped off by an opportunity to share a meal of traditional foods and conversation to provide food for thought and develop a deeper sense of respect and humility for our hosts. 

 

3:15 – 4:30 pm: Return to Binghamton University. Drop-Off carpools in front of the Binghamton University Peace Quad/Couper Adm Building.

 

About the Onondaga Nation Farm

The Onondaga Nation Farm works collectively to support the revitalization of traditional foodways and ancestral seeds for the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and Indigenous communities around the world. Alongside their “Braiding the Sacred” network of participatory nations, the Onondaga Nation Farm engages, educates, and empowers people to reclaim their sovereignty over the food system and return traditional foods back into the diets of Indigenous peoples. They have been featured nationally and internationally for their work and knowledge, including their invaluable collection of heirloom seeds that are collected, archived, and returned to the communities they originated from. 

About Native Heritage Month

Throughout the month of November, we honor the history, resilience and culture of Indigenous populations across the Americas. If you would like to learn more about the Haudenosaunee people, who are stewards of the land on which Binghamton University exists for time immemorial, click here! We are excited to bring you a month of programs in celebration of this beautiful and diverse community.

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