We found materials at the Whyte that suggested an old harvesting site, and protocols around harvesting. 

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We then looked around for more information about that at the University of Calgary archives and found more protocols. 

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From there we tried to find Elders in Mînîthnî, but no one stepped forward who knew how to help us. We asked for help at the Whyte Museum, and we were put in touch with an Elder whose community's traditional territory meets with Îethka territory near the harvest site. We contacted that Elder and she helped us reconnect with the land, our relations, and our traditions at the harvesting site. 

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When we talk about this we find more to explore. We learned of more harvest sites from a book of Îethka place names at the Whyte (also available at the 3 Bands Library). 

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Access was hard because it was in the Park system, but this helped us to learn and think about barriers and how we respond to them. 

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We keep learning about protocols and how to work with our harvest. 

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This project was funded by Indigenous Youth Roots.