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Herbal Medicine

Has anyone ever told you to chew ginger when you’re sick or rub aloe vera on a sunburn? Since the beginning of human history, people have been using plants to help cure and alleviate different ailments. No matter the climate or types of native fauna, humans have been using nature to help heal themselves. While not a cure for every sickness, there is still something to be said about natural remedies. Learn more about common herbal remedies in the link below and come see Olga Volchkova’s section of the new exhibition The Presence of Nature at the Schneider Museum of Art to artistic depictions of local fauna as healers.

Symbiotic Art (Bioart)

While the Arts and Sciences seem like worlds apart, the two are much more similar than they appear. Under a microscope, a leaf cell can become a work of art. The mysteries of nature have only grown with every new discovery. Nature and art remind us that everything is connected, from the smallest of bacteria to the largest of mountains. Learn more about bioart below and see Claire Burbridge take on the art form at the Schneider Museum’s exhibition The Presence of Nature.

The Indigenous People of Ashland, Oregon

As this exhibition is focused on the beauty of Ashland and the biodiversity it provides, it is important to be informed about the people that called this land home before us. With the rapid expansion to the West after the discovery of gold, many Indigenous people were forced off their land and to assimilate to “American” culture through horrific violence. The link below provides access to a booklet that uses ethnographic and historical accounts along with input from the descendants of Native People in an educational, easy to understand format.

The Schneider Museum of Art is located within the ancestral homelands of the Shasta, Takelma, and Latgawa peoples who lived here since time immemorial. These Tribes were displaced during rapid Euro-American colonization, the Gold Rush, and armed conflict between 1851 and 1856. In the 1850s, discovery of gold and settlement brought thousands of Euro-Americans to their lands, leading to warfare, epidemics, starvation, and villages being burned. In 1853 the first of several treaties were signed, confederating these Tribes and others together – who would then be referred to as the Rogue River Tribe. These treaties ceded most of their homelands to the United States, and in return they were guaranteed a permanent homeland reserved for them. At the end of the Rogue River Wars in 1856, these Tribes and many other Tribes from western Oregon were removed to the Siletz Reservation and the Grand Ronde Reservation. Today, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (https://www.grandronde.org) and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (http://www.ctsi.nsn.us/) are living descendants of the Takelma, Shasta, and Latgawa peoples of this area. We encourage you to learn about the land you reside on, and to join us in advocating for the inherent sovereignty of Indigenous people.

Herbal Medicine

Symbiotic Art (Bioart)

The Indigenous People of Ashland, Oregon

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