There are many medicines that are important to Indigenous people around the world. Here the term “medicine” describes plants with both ceremonial and medicinal uses. This stems from the belief that one’s spiritual and physical well-being are the same.
Stands Among Elk (Meherrin Nation) tells us the magical story of how his people learned all their medicines.
How does hearing about these plants from Stands Among Elk make you think about your relationship with plants and the environment?