taqʷšəblu Vi Hilbert Ethnobotanical Garden
Sign for the garden, 2022
Coordinates47°36′29.5″N 122°19′9″W / 47.608194°N 122.31917°W / 47.608194; -122.31917

taqᵂšǝblu Vi Hilbert Ethnobotanical Garden (sometimes simply Vi Hilbert Ethnobotanical Garden)[1] is a botanical garden on the Seattle University campus, in the U.S. state of Washington. The garden is named after Vi Hilbert, a Native American tribal elder of the Upper Skagit,[2] and commemorates her work to document and preserve the Lushootseed language.[3]

Description

Garden trail in 2022

According to Seattle University, the garden is among several on campus which "[showcase] the relationship between Lushootseed language-speaking peoples and the native plants of our southern Salish Sea region".[4]

Curbed's 2019 list of sixteen "breathtaking" botanical gardens in the Seattle metropolitan area said the garden "highlights plants important to First Peoples of the Puget Sound region—whether, sacred, culinary, utility, or a combination".[5]

Signs throughout the garden display plant names in Lushootseed, along with information about local Indigenous peoples' relationship with them.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Vi Hilbert Ethnobotanical Garden". Seattle University.
  2. ↑ Gilbert, Logan (2018-11-28). "Vi Hilbert Opening Ceremony Honors Indigenous Activist". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  3. ↑ "Explore Native Seattle as a Family". ParentMap. Archived from the original on 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  4. ↑ "Taqwsheblu Vi Hilbert Ethnobotanical Garden". Seattle University. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ Lloyd, Sarah Anne (2018-03-23). "16 breathtaking Seattle-area botanical gardens". Curbed Seattle. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  6. ↑ "How to Spend a Weekend in Seattle's Capitol Hill Neighborhood". Thrillist. 2021-10-06. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
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