Activities

I want to invite you to something truly meaningful growing in our community.
It's called Forest Garden Community & Land Tending Days, held at Daybreak Star—and it’s so much more than gardening.

These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have.
Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them.

Food as Medicine, Food as Resistance
The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors.
These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values.

In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together.

Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution.

We’ll have time to power map, reflect, and build connections that can carry beyond one day. Because the garden isn’t just about plants—it’s about people. And the more we know each other, the more we can protect and sustain what matters.

What to Bring: Water, weather-ready clothes, gloves (if you have them), notebook (optional), and your whole self.
This is an Indigenous-led, intergenerational, and welcoming space. No gardening experience is needed. Just bring respect, care, and a willingness to listen and connect.

Whether you're Native or non-Native, long rooted in this work or just starting your journey—you are welcome. Come be part of growing something that nourishes all of us.

All ages OK

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What to Bring

Come dressed for the weather (rain or shine) in clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Wear sturdy closed-toe shoes (rubber boots, hiking shoes or boots), long sleeves, long pants, warm layers and rain jacket. We'll have tools and gloves for you to use, as well as a mid-morning snack. Help reduce waste by bringing your own water bottle!

Please bring the following:
Water bottle
Gloves
A Waterproof Layer
A good heart and mind
Work Shoes

Where to Meet

Please meet near the overlook in front of Daybreak Star Cultural Center, near the parking lot.

Meeting Location Map

Where to Park

Please park in the parking lot.