A native garden is a living classroom. At Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park, plants can help visitors understand the relationships among land, food,…
A place name can preserve a landscape, a language, and generations of knowledge. At Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park in California, the name Chaw’se…
Across the Sierra Nevada, plants have long been understood as relatives, foods, medicines, materials, and teachers. Seasonal harvesting traditions are shaped…
The role of the Chaw’se Association in preserving Native heritage extends beyond protecting historic objects. Through its partnership with Indian Grinding Rock…
Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park preserves one of California’s most meaningful Native cultural landscapes. Located in the Sierra Nevada foothills near…
For many Native communities in California, acorns were more than a seasonal food. They were a dependable staple that could be stored, prepared in several ways,…
Long before Indian Grinding Rock became a state historic park, the Sierra Nevada foothills were home to Nisenan, Miwok, and other Indigenous communities whose…