Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science

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This is a convenient way to keep your banana leaves fresh for a long time. Believe me; you can keep them at their original state for six months. To speed up the process, you can use a towel or tissue. They will absorb the excess water and dry it out immediately. Or else, you can keep banana leaves in the sink and turn on the tap. The leaves will wash off faster under the running water.

Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Thro… Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Thro…

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 book delivers two important messages. Primarily, that Indigenous ways of learning and knowing differ from European-derived science, and that Indigenous science should be respected for its longevity, depth, adaptability, and place-specificity. Secondarily, that those who are most oppressed have the most to teach us, and the world has the most to gain in uplifting them. Hernandez: When I talk about ecological grief, I’m talking about the longing that many [displaced] Indigenous peoples have to return to their lands. Another way to look at that is the relationships that we [Indigenous people] have with nature — especially with our plants, animals and nonliving relatives. When the impacts of climate change destroy them, there’s a mourning that we all undergo as Indigenous peoples. 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 particularly loved how Hernandez interweaves her research and reflections with stories of her family (especially her father and grandmother) and interviews. There is a beautiful flow throughout this book and it is just incredibly rich with many layers. This book is great for every one interested in ecological justice, restoration (ot healing as Hernandez prefers) and the climate crisis (and shouldn't that be somehow all of us?).

Fresh Banana Leaves — An Indigenous Approach To Science Fresh Banana Leaves — An Indigenous Approach To Science

Some researchers are now taking a community-based approach to conservation, in which Indigenous people participate in project planning instead of serving as study subjects. But this still doesn’t go far enough, Hernandez argues: In such studies, non-Indigenous people often end up speaking for Indigenous communities. Banana Leaves need to be kept fresh, so that they remain supple and can be made into wraps easily, the best way to store them is in an air tight plastic bag within a refrigerator. 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: Invite them to the table or let them lead their own table. Indigenous peoples know their lands, know their environments, know some of the changes resulting from climate change. When you’re connected to your environment, you know best how to approach it. Conservationists should include Indigenous peoples as stakeholders, as opposed to always focusing on governments as the stakeholders.SANDY GRANDE, professor of political science and Native American and Indigenous studies, University of Connecticut 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. Banana leaves are the traditional part of Asian, Hispanic cuisines, and Caribbean cultures. The green color fresh banana leaves have a special ability to add mouthwatering flavor to cooked rice. Also, its greenish look adds a colorful setting to the serving plate.

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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. Before going for the preserving techniques, you should remove the damaged parts. So, use a clean knife and cut crashed pieces.

Tip 3# Preserve banana leaves using a hot water

But after they buy them or cut the banana leaves from the plant, the greenish and fresh appearance will lose within a short time. Mostly just around 1-3 days, you may have to throw them away. So, people are searching for methods to preserve banana leaves. I was expecting to learn more about what I, as a white person living on indigenous land, could do to “heal indigenous landscapes through indigenous sciences.” But I didn’t get that. I recognize it is not the responsibility of every POC to educate white people on what we need to do to support communities of color. However, based on the book description that’s what I was expecting. I was eager to learn how I could play an active role in decolonizing environmentalism but I don’t feel like I gained that knowledge. At the end of chapter 5 Dr. Hernandez asks reflective questions to urge us to think about how we can help indigenous communities. I just remember being like, what? That’s why I’m reading this book? DR.MICHAEL SPENCER, Presidential Term Professor of Social Work and director of Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Oceania Affairs at the IndigenousWellness Research Institute (IWRI),University However, thaw them for around 30 minutes if you want to use them. To speed up the thawing process, wash it using running water or hot water. SN: You write about how ecocolonialism — when non-Indigenous “settlers” govern Indigenous lands without consulting Indigenous people — can exacerbate climate change and result in Indigenous displacement and ecological grief. What is ecological grief?

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Therefore, people love to eat food that are wrapped with banana leaves. Due to its biodegradable and eco-friendly properties, banana leaves are famous worldwide. There aren’t really spoilers but I will use quotes so if you don’t want this book spoiled at all then don’t read** However, do not keep the leaf for more than 30 seconds. It will cause to convert leaf color greenish to brownish. Science News spoke with Hernandez about what she sees as conservation’s failures, Indigenous displacement and the connection between the two. The following conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Dr. Hernandez offers many gifts for us to learn, grow, and heal. She shares many details of how settler colonialism has impacted Indigenous people, specifically people of Mexico and Central America. Fresh Banana Leaves is a true validation of the Indigenous knowledge of community.”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. Another popular use of Banana Leaves in Thai cuisine is to wrap whole leaves around a fresh fish, which has been gutted and stuffed with a mixture of herbs and garlic and spices. The fish is then baked in a hot oven for around 20 minutes, the moisture from the Banana Leaf keeps the fish from becoming too dry, and the result is a succulent, aromatic and tasty dish, which could not be prepared in any other way. A lot of settlers have lost their relationships with nature. They view nature as commodities without understanding that some of these natural resources mean something else to many people, aside from economic value. Despite the undeniable fact that Indigenous communities are among the most affected by climate devastation, Indigenous science is nowhere to be found in mainstream environmental policy or discourse. And while holistic land, water, and forest management practices born from millennia of Indigenous knowledge systems have much to teach all of us, Indigenous science has long been ignored, otherized, or perceived as “soft”–the product of a systematic, centuries-long campaign of racism, colonialism, extractive capitalism, and delegitimization. You can wash and wipe the leaves. If not, just wipe the leaves using a clean cloth. If you hope to use them in the future, wash them at that time.