Overview

For millennia, Indigenous Nations around the world have engaged in the practice and the art of nourishing the topsoils around them. Contrary to popular belief, Indigenous People wielded (and continue to wield in many places) immense influence on the world around them.

Join us as we explore the poorly understood world that lives beneath our feet and the ways in which Native Nations have cultivated living soils for themselves and future generations. From creative inputs like ash, compost, and used pottery, to the catchment of nutrients flowing down watersheds, to the installation of soil stabilizers like giant cane or switch cane, to creative cropping methods, Indigenous Nations have successfully and intentionally improved soil conditions on vast scales.

Together, we will think about these techniques and their underlying ethos of love and care for Mother Earth to see how we can apply these lessons to our world, today. 

In this course, you will:

• Cover 4 Indigenous soil management case studies

• Learn how Native Nations are continuing these practices today

• Understand the underlying ethic of love and stewardship for Mother Earth that guides Indigenous soil management 

• Perform your own at-home experiment to test these ideas 

• Gain opportunities to support Indigenous biocultural project today

Session Logistics

• We meet via Zoom for the Soil Session (Part II of summer eco-series) on Sunday, July 12th, 2026

• Class takes place 9-11am Pacific Time (time zone converter)

• Recordings are available for days you miss!

• Recordings, resources, and access to our international Community are all available after registration

• Review Fire Session (Part I): Indigenous Regenerative Fire Applications

• Attend Fisheries Session (Part III): July 19th: Indigenous Sustainable Fisheries: Past & Present

• Attend Keystone Species Session (Part IV): July 26th: Human Beings as a Keystone Species

Cost: Free or sliding-scale

We suggest a $20-$40 donation for this course, but no one is turned away for lack of funds!

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