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After five years of rest, the land that supports the University of Minnesota's Native American Medicine Garden has finally been reawakened.
ST PAUL, Minn. — Sometimes, a hearty dose of dirt is just what the doctor ordered.
"The medicinal pieces — the sage, the tobacco, the sweet grass — they're going to have a multi-pronged purpose," said Brandon Alkire, executive director of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council.
After five years of rest, the land that supports the University of Minnesota's Native American Medicine Garden has finally been reawakened.
"The garden itself needed to let us know what it needed," Alkire said.
Alkire said the latest effort to put down fresh roots will allow the Twin Cities' Native American community a renewed chance to reconnect with...
