Video: WTTC Chicago PBS, 2019
FIRST NATIONS GARDEN
Subject: First Nations Garden
Article: New Community Garden Aims to Shed Light on Urban Indians
Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
Author: Nirmal Mulaikal
Location: Chicago, IL (Albany Park)
Date: 08/07/2019
ARTICLE
“The First Nations Garden in Albany Park was created by the American Indian Center and the Chi-Nations Youth Council in partnership with the city of Chicago. “It’s become a beacon for native people,” said 17-year-old Adrien Pochel.” – New Community Garden Aims to Shed Light on Urban Indians, WTTC Chicago PBS, 2019.
INFO
First Nations Garden (Wiinso, Wiikonge Otishinikaaso) was established in the Spring of 2019 due to community organizing led by the Chi-Nations Youth Council with support from Alderman Carlos Rosa of the 35th Ward. Currently, Chi-Nations is working closely with Neighborspace to ensure a more sustainable future for the garden.
First Nations Garden was chosen as the English name of the space. The term First Nations is a collective noun that emphasizes the importance of direct and ancestral relationships to the land, both human and non-human. As First Nations peoples, we’ve chosen names that carry the garden site’s history and ancestral ecological knowledge and assist in helping provide navigational information and teachings to the greater public.
