Native American Plant Traditions presentation at Dubois Branch Library

On Friday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. Dani Tippmann will present a talk on “Native American Plant Traditions – Plants for Food, Medicine & Technology” at the Dubois Branch Library in the Community Room. Dani Tippmann is a Myaamia Native American, descended from Takumwah, and Chief Richardville and is a citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. 

Her knowledge of plants has been collected over the years from tribal members and elders, including her mother, aunts and elder tradition bearers.   Dani She is currently employed at the Whitley County Historical Museum as the Director.  She has been involved in the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma with projects such as the annual Eewaansapita Experience in language, planting a traditional foods garden and a traditional foods cookbook. Dani is a Charter Member of the First Families of Whitley County. She resides in Arcola, IN with her husband of 43 years, Robert Tippmann. Dani’s interests include Myaamia traditions, culture, lifeways and history with a special interest in Myaamia traditional plant usage as food, medicine and technology.  

She was honored as an Eiteljorg Museum of Native and Western Art - Artist in Residence multiple times. She received an “Arts in the Parks” grant from Indiana Arts Commission and the Indiana State Parks to share information and beauty with Indiana State Park visitors. She was also given the opportunity to take on a Myaamia tribal member as an apprentice through a grant from Traditional Arts Indiana, to continue Native American plant knowledge into the future.  And she has been honored by the Traditional Arts Indiana as a Cultural Scholar. 

Dani says, “Being a part of life means connecting all living beings to one another through time; connecting children to elders to plants and animals and to our history, connects us all and makes life interesting.”  During the presentation: “Native American Plant Traditions - Plants for Food, Medicine & Technology”, Dani will talk about Miami Native American plants usage. 

She considers herself a conduit for the knowledge she has been given to the future generations. She will talk about how indigenous plants are and were used for food, medicine, and technology, by using traditional stories and hands on materials. 

Admission is free and there is no need to preregister. Call the library for further information at 812-678-2548. 

Dubois Branch Library is located at 5506 E Main Street, Dubois, IN.