The Healers Project

Decolonizing Knowledge Within Afro-Indigenous Traditions

Gathering Grounds

We had not originally contemplated including a section on gardens and forests as we conceptualized this project. But, as stated in our methodology, our interviewees determined how the research unfolded. As we walked, visited, and spent time with healers, they began to share the lands they steward and their medicinal and food gathering grounds. We went to the high mountains, the low mountains, the valleys, and down by the sea. We also went to peoples’ homes. In their homes, we were introduced to their gardens. In their gardens, people grow food and medicinal plants that they use on a frequent basis. In at least one case, medicinal plants included those used for spiritual-religious healings.

Cloud Forest

Coastal Forest

Tropical Forest

Urban Garden

El Conuco

Mountain Range and Sea

Small Family Farm

Apartment Garden

Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center

Vesper Meadow