Eating the Landscape: American Indian Stories of Food, Identity, and Resilience Perennial N Eastern Sierra Nevada

N Eastern Sierra Nevada

multi-stemmed shrub with numerous yellow flowers

Cold Hardy to 15 degrees F Distribution Eastern Peninsular Ranges

Cascade Foothills

Plant Characteristics Family Name Saxifragaceae Species Name Heuchera 'Susanna' Common Name Susanna Alumroot Plant Type Perennial Sun Exposure Coast-Part Sun

Eating the Landscape: American Indian Stories of Food, Identity, and Resilience Perennial N Eastern Sierra NevadaSalmon weaves his historical and cultural knowledge with stories American Indian farmers have shared with him to illustrate how traditional Indigenous foodways are rooted in a time honored understanding of environmental stewardship. "Eating is not only a political act, it is also a cultural act that reaffirms ones identity and worldview," Enrique Salmn writes in Eating the Landscape. Traversing a range of cultures, including the Tohono Oodham of the