Events & Presentations
Book Launch: Plant Teachings from My Auntie
Date/Time
Date(s) - 13/04/2025
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Book Launch: Plant Teachings from My Auntie – Gathering Coast Salish Plants for Medicine, Textiles, Nourishment, and Ceremony
Join us for an evening of storytelling, Indigenous plant knowledge,and conversation rooted in Coast Salish teachings. We are pleased to host the book launch for Plant Teachings from My Auntie: Gathering Coast Salish Plants for Medicine, Textiles, Nourishment, and Ceremony at the Nanaimo Museum this July! Featuring authors C’tasi:a Geraldine Manson (Snuneymuxw Elder & Knowledge Keeper) and Nancy J. Turner (Ethnobotanist & Professor Emerita), the event is a chance to hear stories, ask questions, and learn more about this fascinating local book.
When: Wednesday, July 8th, 2026 @ 6:30pm
Where: Nanaimo Museum – 100 Museum Way, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 2X1
This presentation is free to attend – please save your seat by reserving below!
About the book (from New Society Publishers):
Plant Teachings from My Auntie
Gathering Coast Salish Plants for Medicine, Textiles, Nourishment, and Ceremony
By: C’tasi:a Geraldine Manson, Nancy Turner
A Snuneymuxw ethnobotany guide grounded in Indigenous knowledge and deep ancestral connection to the land.
Plant Teachings from My Auntie is a richly illustrated compendium of culturally significant wild foods and herbal remedies found within the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation. This powerful work serves as a rare treasure for those seeking to foster cultural understanding and ecological responsibility while deepening a commitment to meaningful reconciliation. Central to these teachings is the fundamental protocol of honoring gifts from the land by gathering and preparing them in ways that respect history, spirituality, and Indigenous knowledge.
Through the guidance of Snuneymuxw Elder and Knowledge Keeper Geraldine Manson (C’tasi:a), readers are introduced to Snu’y’ulh—teachings handed down through generations, specifically those passed to her by her “Auntie Ellen,” Dr. Ellen White. From the sacred Western Red Cedar, known as the “tree of life,” to detailed descriptions of 65 different species, this guide bridges ancestral wisdom with practical botanical identification.
Learn more about the book and authors on the New Society Publishers website at:
Bookings are closed for this event.
