The native people of the Pacific Northwest followed a seasonal round of harvesting of plants and animals for daily life. Heidi Bohan, author of The People of Cascadia- Pacific Northwest Native American History will talk about these harvests and their importance in the culture of the Coast Salish people who lived in the Puget Sound region and beyond. The presentation will include visual images, interactive, hands-on experience with artifacts and materials, with author book signing to follow.

Bohan, also author of Starflower Native Plant ID Cards and Journey Medicine Cards is an educator and consultant specializing in native plants and their traditional uses for food, medicine and materials. She has worked as an educator and ethnobotanist for Northwest Indian College, Snoqualmie Tribe, and other local tribes and organizations, serves as adjunct faculty at Bastyr University teaching Ethnobotany and Northwest Herbs. She also offers presentations and classes through her own “Gatherer to Gardener” programs teaching traditional skills and native plant uses.

The presentation is included in Fort admission. For more information, call (253) 591-5339.