Benchmark

Final Project for Group 4: : https://rmccann19.wixsite.com/mysite/other My group and I can say by doing this project we are walking away with very useful knowledge. By learning how the smallest, the most accessible part of a plant can be such a useful tool for a variety of things. The indigenous groups that we have chosen for our project on all found multiple uses for plants. From using the roots of a plant for medical uses, such as pain relief to using the branches of a plant for building such things as sweat lodges and also woven into basket and others. The medical uses for plants used many different parts of the plants for different things. As these groups found ways to use a plant, as relief of pain and burn to treatments for gonorrhea. The indigenous medicinal knowledge is still used for research today. We would say learning this information actually caused us to have a diverse on plants. Honestly I never thought a single plant could be so helpful to us. I feel as though if we spoke more about indigenous tribes, the uses of plants, their beliefs, and lifestyle it would not only help many people gain knowledge about the importance of plants but also would also push awareness on the environmental issues happening today. For an example, the Lenape tribe believed that the land belonged to the community, due to this shelters, food, etc. were shared. If this was something everyone learned, and understood the world honestly be a better place. You could even look as the tribes structures and practices as basic rights and laws. One belief that stuck out to my group and I was that, people were entitled to what they trapped or hunted but no one should go hungry. Today many people are trying to solve issues that are caused by hunger. If everyone was aware of the issue of hunger, this would be something everyone would believe in.