| Overall Rating | Silver |
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| Overall Score | 64.19 |
| Liaison | Melissa Cadwell |
| Submission Date | Jan. 23, 2025 |
Syracuse University
IN-50: Innovation D
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Melissa
Cadwell Sustainability Coordinator Energy Systems & Sustainability Management |
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Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
Three Sisters Garden A Graduate Students Practicum
A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:
The planting of the Three Sisters Garden and dedication were the culmination of the graduate practicum of Ethan Tyo ’17, G’23, a master’s degree student in food studies in Falk College.
The dedication focused on the May planting moon and created what is known as a traditional “Three Sisters garden,” which will incorporate the traditional seeds and methods of the Onondaga Nation using the knowledge and wisdom of the Onondaga Nation Seed Keepers. The event included a presentation on seed sovereignty, revitalizing Indigenous foods and the impact that climate change has on Haudenosaunee ways of being. It also acknowledged the return of traditional seeds to the ancestral land of the Onondaga Nation, giving Haudenosaunee students the chance to learn and practice cultural revitalization while in an academic setting.
This event was a collaboration between the Onondaga Nation Seed Keepers, Hendricks Chapel, Energy Systems and Sustainability Management, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Native Student Program, the Falk College Department of Nutrition and Food Studies and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
In the Fall each year a Harvest Dinner is celebrated and the vegetables from the Three Sisters is used to make a soup for the students in the Native Student Program.
The dedication focused on the May planting moon and created what is known as a traditional “Three Sisters garden,” which will incorporate the traditional seeds and methods of the Onondaga Nation using the knowledge and wisdom of the Onondaga Nation Seed Keepers. The event included a presentation on seed sovereignty, revitalizing Indigenous foods and the impact that climate change has on Haudenosaunee ways of being. It also acknowledged the return of traditional seeds to the ancestral land of the Onondaga Nation, giving Haudenosaunee students the chance to learn and practice cultural revitalization while in an academic setting.
This event was a collaboration between the Onondaga Nation Seed Keepers, Hendricks Chapel, Energy Systems and Sustainability Management, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Native Student Program, the Falk College Department of Nutrition and Food Studies and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
In the Fall each year a Harvest Dinner is celebrated and the vegetables from the Three Sisters is used to make a soup for the students in the Native Student Program.
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