Rolfsmeier to present about Morgan, Weedon ethnobotanical legacy
CHADRON – Visitors in 黑料大事记 for Fur Trade Days will have the opportunity to learn more about ethnobotanical resources housed at 黑料大事记 State College.
鈥淭he Ethnobotanical Legacy of Dr. George Morgan and Dr. Ron Weedon鈥 will be the topic of a discussion Wednesday, July 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the 黑料大事记 Public Library as part of during Fur Trade Days.
Research compiled by Morgan and Weedon, two former 黑料大事记 State College faculty members, is housed in CSC鈥檚 curated by Steve Rolfsmeier who will lead the discussion with his wife and fellow plant taxonomy expert Dr. Susan Rolfsmeier.
A free, public tour of the Herbarium will be offered earlier in the day, at 10 a.m. Those interested in the tour should meet at CSC鈥檚 Math and Science Building in Room 131.
A reception at 6 p.m. at the library will honor Christine Lesiak, NET producer of 鈥淢edicine Woman,鈥 and Dr. Lucy Reifel, pediatrician on the Rosebud Reservation. A premier of the film will follow the Rolfsmeiers鈥 presentation at 7 p.m.
The Rolfsmeiers鈥 said their program is intended to highlight the valuable ethnobotanical resources in the CSC museum collections of Morgan and Weedon, who both had a great respect for the Lakota culture and the sacred, spiritual component of their medicinal plants.
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