About Judy BlueHorse Skelton
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Judy BlueHorse Skelton, faculty, Indigenous Nations Studies Program, Portland State University, teaches Environmental Sustainability through Indigenous Practices, Contemporary Issues in Indian Country, and Indigenous Gardens and Food Justice and is..
Judy BlueHorse Skelton, faculty, Indigenous Nations Studies Program, Portland State University, teaches Environmental Sustainability through Indigenous Practices, Contemporary Issues in Indian Country, and Indigenous Gardens and Food Justice and is a co-founding member of the Inter-Tribal Gathering Gardens, http://gardenwarriorsgoodseeds.com/2014/10/14/native-america-youth-and-family-center-naya-indigenous-gardens-and-food-justice-and-the-intertribal-gathering-garden-portland-or/ She has worked with federal, state and local Native organizations and tribes throughout the Northwest for more than 20 years, creating cultural activities focusing on traditional and contemporary uses of native plants for food, medicine, ceremony, and healthy lifeways. Judy is author of six collections of essays for teachers, including Native America: A Sustainable Culture (1999), and Lewis & Clark Through Native American Eyes (2003) and in 2014 received the PSU President’s Diversity Award and the Oregon Indian Education Association’s award for Outstanding Indian Educator in 2014. Collaborative work includes the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) integrating Indigenous land management practices with traditional ecological knowledge to address Food Sovereignty/Justice and reclaim the urban forest for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.
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