In July 2021, tribal families came together in Black Smith Fork Canyon to learn about Native Shoshone Plants and their traditional uses. They created digital art and stories and compiled them into a virtual reality experience to share what they learned.

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Shoshone Plant Experience Introduction

Prickly Pear Cactus: Wogobi

Buffalo Berry: Bozahinna

Sego Lily: Segaw

Alder

Sunflower: Aken

Wild Rose: Tsiaimbi

Willow: Suhevi

Exploring Black Smith Fork Canyon

Indian Rice Grass: Wye

We express our gratitude to the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Tribal Council for their support of this work. Daigwade is a collaboration between Utah State University and the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No #1943630. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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