Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science

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In certain areas of Thailand, most notably the southern regions, Banana Leaf features high on the list of staple ingredients used in the preparation of local dishes. One distinct difference between Banana Leaves and other ingredients, is that the Banana Leaf is most often used as a wrapping or container for the completed item of food. For example, they may be used to wrap fish before it is barbequed or to hold rice which is being steamed or baked. Using Banana Leaf in this way also adds a flavour and aroma to the food during the cooking stage. She also talks more about the classic construct of conservation as we know it today saying, “conservation is a western construct that was created as a result of settlers over exploiting indigenous lands, natural resources, and depleting entire ecosystems.”. Do not store any other items on the banana leaves. It can be caused to fragile the leaves when frozen. Tip 2# Preserve banana leaves using the refrigerator

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On a positive note, the personal anecdotes and references did make my blood boil, and I feel called to do more for indigenous communities. I just wish this book educated me more on how I could do that. For example, Dr. Hernandez talks about community based participatory research (CBPR) which is excellent, but I wanted more suggestions like that that weren’t limited to an academic setting. What can a “regular” person do to support indigenous people? That was the question I wanted answered and I feel like this book fell short when it could’ve been an invaluable resource. i wanted to like this soo bad, but it was just so disorganized. i think i was expecting something similar to Braiding Sweetgrass, but that wasn’t really what this book was This quote really speak to me as I very much agree with it. If humans as a population were more sustainable then conservation would not be that big of an issue. That being said though, she calls conservation a western construct, which I do not believe it is. Conservation is something that needs to take place worldwide, it is not just the Americas that is struggling. Therefore, even if we were not overexploiting our lands here, that does not mean that countries in Asia or Europe wouldn’t be struggling like they are today. However, do not keep the leaf for more than 30 seconds. It will cause to convert leaf color greenish to brownish. Melissa’s Banana Leaves are large with a solid dark green color and clipped edges. They give off a wonderful, subtle sweetness, adding their flavor to the foods that are wrapped in them. Use these leaves to barbecue, boil, bake, or broil a variety of sweet and savory foods. Melissa’s Banana Leaves range from six to eight feet in length and up to two feet in width and are carefully folded and rolled for shipment. Because of their large size, whole banana leaves are commonly used to wrap a whole pig for roasting. In addition, the leaves can be used in many ways for festive decorations. Overlap whole leaves on a table for an eye-catching tropical table covering!Here you can use a polythene bag too. But make sure to enclose the bag loosely. It helps to limit your banana leaves for the cold air. The plastic bag will protect your leaves from drying out. Do you want to preserve the whole leaf? Then take a whole leaf and gradually add it to the hot water.

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It saddens me that people continue to impose that we have to make our race "better" by living in and adopting western ways. This book excelled in talking about this issue and the consequences it brings. These prime banana leaves are rich in color, crisp and glossy. After unrolling, wash leaves and trim edges prior to preparation. Boil leaves for two minutes to soften them a bit before cutting into desired sizes. It's true that Hernandez doesn't directly romanticize the Indigenous cultures that she comes from. She calls out xenophobia in Mexico and the ways in which her cultures have internalized colonizer concepts of misogyny and queer-phobia. At the same time, the deepest she digs into the ways in which her cultures practice science (ostensibly the point of the book) is that they consider all natural phenomena to be their relatives. This is not revelatory; this is a sound bite and a t-shirt. Leaving it at that practically invites people who have no acquaintance with Indigenous science to romanticize and commodify it. Adding to the problem, Hernandez puts Desmond Tutu's quote about swapping the land for the Bible, along with less well attributed truisms, into the mouth of her wise grandmother; and she translates interviews with her father into English nearly literally, making him sound ignorant and fractured in ways I'm sure he didn't in the original. Both of these things further contribute to the tendency to cast her Indigenous relatives as Noble Savages. I personally have always taken the view that although some invasive species are bad, they aren’t all terrible and could actually be useful in certain contexts.

I was expecting examples of how indigenous science and practices have been used in sustainable agriculture, forestry, etc. and how those practices might be applied again/on a broader scale. I did see this some in the book (the discussion of milpas, examples of partnerships founded by Indigenous women that uplift the communities), but the focus was more on the need to decolonize/center Indigenous voices in the discussion instead of providing scientific (even if not scientific in the Western lens) examples. What I realized as I read the book was that from an Indigenous lens, things aren't easily put in boxes; the environment, gender, health, etc. are all intertwined as part of the Indigenous identity. I definitely learned a lot! SN: You also write about how many non-Indigenous scientists practice helicopter research. How does this affect Indigenous communities? However, there is an issue associated with this. Many people do not have banana trees. So, they have to buy them from the market.

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A groundbreaking book that busts existing frameworks about how we think about Indigeneity, science, and environmental policy. A must-read for practitioners andtheorists alike.” Take out the banana leaf while it has a greenish appearance. Do not try to remove the banana leaf with your hand. It will burn your hand. So, take them out using a appropriate tool.

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To speed up the process, you can use a towel or tissue. They will absorb the excess water and dry it out immediately. Hernandez: [Conservation] professionals. People take actions once they start reflecting on how something that they uphold — like the field of conservation — can cause harm. In Fresh Banana Leaves, Jessica Hernandez weaves personal, historical, and environmental narratives to offer us a passionate and powerful call to increase our awareness and to take responsibility for caring for Mother Earth.” A must-read for anyone interested in Indigenous environmental perspectives.” An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn’t working–and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies, personal stories, and family histories that center the voices of Latin American women and land protectors. Hernandez: Somebody who still has their ancestral practices, their cultural traditions, their kinships with their people, whether they’re displaced or not, and are native to that region, or to that place that they can call home.