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Stefanie Burich
Stefanie Burich transcribed some of the oral history recordings in the Ethnobotany, Ethnomedicine, and Traditional Healing Project Jukebox.
As Interviewer
| Interview Title | Archive #: Oral History | Project | Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer "Jen" Andrulli | 2021-02-32 | Ethnobotany, Ethnomedicine and Traditional Healing |
Jennifer "Jen" Andrulli was interviewed on October 10, 2022 by Stefanie Burich via Zoom. Jen was in Soldotna, Alaska and Stefanie was in Anchorage, Alaska. In this interview, Jen talks about her work with traditional plant harvesting and use of plants for medicinal purposes. Jen talks about traditional healing and the importance of plants for physical and emotional healing, re-connecting with cultural traditions, and how this knowledge is part of what she calls the "Great Remembering." Jen shares her families traditions of respect for plants and the natural world and some of her knowledge about specific plants and how she processes and uses them. |
| Mary Goddard | 2021-02-33 | Ethnobotany, Ethnomedicine and Traditional Healing |
Mary Goddard was interviewed on October 18, 2022 by Stefani Burich via Zoom. Mary was in Sitka, Alaska and Stefani was in Anchorage, Alaska. In this interview, Mary talks about her harvesting and use of traditional plants for food and for medicine. She talks about learning about plants, and specific plants she uses for food and medicine, such as elderberries, bladderwrack and black seaweed, usnea lichen, spruce tips, yarrow, and Labrador tea. Mary also expresses concerns about overharvesting and shares observations of effects of climate change. |
As Transcriber
| Interview Title | Archive #: Oral History | Project | Abstract | Transcriber |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Brooks, Part 1 | 2021-02-31_PT.1 | Ethnobotany, Ethnomedicine and Traditional Healing |
Karen Brooks was interviewed on December 30, 2021 by her daughter, Jennifer Andrulli, in Soldotna, Alaska. In this first part of a four part interview, Karen talks about her family background and childhood, learning about traditional plant use, gathering and medicine, and combining traditional practices with modern medicine. She also talks about her personal connection to plants, her plant gathering and processing techniques, and medicinal uses for arnica and artemisia. |
Stefanie Burich |
| Karen Brooks, Part 2 | 2021-02-31_PT.2 | Ethnobotany, Ethnomedicine and Traditional Healing |
This is a continuation of the interview with Karen Brooks on December 30, 2021 by her daughter, Jennifer Andrulli, in Soldotna, Alaska. In this second part of a four part interview, Karen continues to talk about the harvesting, processing and use of plants for traditional medicine. She describes how she makes oils, essences and tinctures from nettles, artemisia, sundew, and cottonwood buds, and their medicinal uses, and discusses the deep spiritual relationship between humans and plants. Karen shares her personal journey of discovering her Yup'ik heritage and drumming as a way to enter the spirit world and communicate with the past and with plants. |
Stefanie Burich |
| Karen Brooks, Part 3 | 2021-02-31_PT.3 | Ethnobotany, Ethnomedicine and Traditional Healing |
This is the continuation of an interview with Karen Brooks by her daughter, Jennifer Andrulli, in Soldotna, Alaska. This session occurred on December 31, 2021. In this third part of a four part interview, Karen continues to talk about her work as a traditional healer who combines traditional Native plant medicine with western medicine. She discusses the importance of traditional medicine and proper plant identification, her personal journey of healing coming from a family greatly effected by cultural upheaval and suppression, and how Yup'ik drumming provided her connection to ancestors, traditional spiritualism, and understanding of plants. Karen also talks about sovereignty, self-determination, and Native leadership. |
Stefanie Burich |
| Karen Brooks, Part 4 | 2021-02-31_PT.4 | Ethnobotany, Ethnomedicine and Traditional Healing |
This is the continuation of an interview with Karen Brooks on December 31, 2021 by her daughter, Jennifer Andrulli, in Soldotna, Alaska. In this fourth part of a four part interview, Karen continues to talk about the use of plants as traditional medicine. She discusses the importance of developing a respectful relationship with plants, asking permission before picking, only harvesting what you need, and leaving a gift of thanks. She also talks about being careful to know and understand the plants and their powers, how medicine people have special plants that they use, and the importance of learning from Elders. |
Stefanie Burich |