Relearning Highlands History

In this month’s Relearning Highlands History, HHLT’s Stewardship Fellow Joseph Moonjely explores the ecology of spring ephemerals. Treasured by many for the beauty they bring to the start of spring, these fleeting yet vital wildflowers have been used by many Indigenous communities for generations in healing and medicine traditions.

In this month’s Relearning Highlands History, HHLT’s Stewardship Fellow, Joseph Moonjely, describes his experiences tapping maple trees, his discoveries about Indigenous maple sugaring practices, and the evolution of syrup production to this day.

An Interview with Lavada Nahon In this month’s issue of Relearning Highlands History, we consider the unique system of enslavement that developed in the Hudson River Valley throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. While slavery in New York, and the North in general, took a different form than that of the […]

In this issue of Relearning Highlands History, we explored the intersectional relationship between LGBTQ+ rights and the environmental justice movement through a Q&A with Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (D NY-18). Rep. Maloney has served New York’s 18th congressional district since 2013 and is the first openly gay person elected to Congress from New York. He…

A conversation with Rowen White, Seed Keeper and Member of Akwesasne Mohawk Nation In this issue of Relearning Highlands History, we sat down with Rowen White, who is a farmer, seedkeeper, author, founder of Sierra Seeds, and member of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation. Rowen’s work focuses on the growing movement to […]