This page is currently serving as an archive of all the resources, sharing, and re-membrance compiled within the space known formerly as the “SWANA Ancestral HUB”. The work of digital archiving is shifting form at the moment. You will notice the appearance of this site has changed. Still, the entirety of its contents are available from this page. Please enjoy browsing these pages for true treasures of communal and ancestral wisdom as we get our next iteration off it’s feet.

Our Collective Re-Membrance

Below, you will find a taste of posts from our HUB, collected by numerous community members since 2014. Click the button below for access to the complete archive, featuring ancestral stories, reflections on healing through traditional engagement, and knowledge at the intersection of lineage, ancestral re-membrance in diaspora, and land-based wisdom.

Some of our featured posts:

Plantcestral Contributions:

Archive of Contributions
Reclaiming Residue: natural dyeing for re-membrance
Art + Creative Expression, Cultural Patterns + Symbols // Textiles + Weaving
Reclaiming Residue: natural dyeing for re-membrance
Art + Creative Expression, Cultural Patterns + Symbols // Textiles + Weaving
Art + Creative Expression, Cultural Patterns + Symbols // Textiles + Weaving
For Teta's & Roses
Art + Creative Expression, Oral Histories // Family Stories
For Teta's & Roses
Art + Creative Expression, Oral Histories // Family Stories
Art + Creative Expression, Oral Histories // Family Stories
The Life of Flowers: An Interview with Artivist Paradise Khanmalek
Art + Creative Expression, Traditional Plant + La...
The Life of Flowers: An Interview with Artivist Paradise Khanmalek
Art + Creative Expression, Traditional Plant + La...
Art + Creative Expression, Traditional Plant + La...
Esfand: Warding off the White Gaze
Cultural Traditions + Rituals, Ethnobotanical Medicine // Plantcestral Archive
Esfand: Warding off the White Gaze
Cultural Traditions + Rituals, Ethnobotanical Medicine // Plantcestral Archive
Cultural Traditions + Rituals, Ethnobotanical Medicine // Plantcestral Archive
What does "Plantcestor" mean?
Ethnobotanical Medicine // Plantcestral Archive
What does "Plantcestor" mean?
Ethnobotanical Medicine // Plantcestral Archive
Ethnobotanical Medicine // Plantcestral Archive
‎‫زردچوبه‬ | Turmeric
Recipes + Remedies, Ethnobotanical Medicine // Plantcestral Archive
‎‫زردچوبه‬ | Turmeric
Recipes + Remedies, Ethnobotanical Medicine // Plantcestral Archive
Recipes + Remedies, Ethnobotanical Medicine // Plantcestral Archive
Babonaj
Ethnobotanical Medicine // Plantcestral Archive
Babonaj
Ethnobotanical Medicine // Plantcestral Archive
Ethnobotanical Medicine // Plantcestral Archive

Ancestral Knowledge Resources

COSMOLOGY, FOLKLORE + SACRED TRADITIONS

ETHNOBOTANY, PLANTS + LAND TENDING

ETHNOGRAPHY + ORAL HISTORY

FILM + DOCUMENTARIES

HISTORY

LANGUAGE

SONG, SOUND + DANCE

TRADITIONAL HEALING + MEDICINE

WEAVING + TEXTILES

WRITING, POETRY, STORYTELLING + PROVERBS

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Selam, dear ones. Vadi Arzu here. I’ve had the honor of managing + co-curating the SWANA Ancestral HUB IG for the last little while. Such a privilege to be able to hold space / cross pollinate with our radiantly diverse HUB community + a warm t
During this holy month, we reflect on how many of our cultural holidays have radically shifted in practice this year. From some of the most social + communal months in our region to those of isolation. But we are adapting & finding ways to be in
Hi there. I am Layla. A child of the northern coast + southern mountains of Lebanon, born + raised on the indigenous lands of the Tongva-Tataviam peoples known as Los Angeles, California. I currently live between these two homes, spending a large maj
WE ARE DOING SOMETHING NEW + EXCITING! Social media takeovers! Every week, HUB kin will take over our IG account & share from themselves We will also use this opportunity to introduce you to each of us with a weekly bio post about the folks behi
We are really excited to share a couple of short films we archived on the HUB website earlier this month Thank you to @chaikhanamedia for your generosity in bringing these films to a larger audience Both short documentaries follow traditional spiri
Reflecting on these simple pleasures that stem from deep wisdom as shared by SWANA kin @vivien.sansour: • “According to Palestinian wisdom there are only two things we need to survive: flour and oil. And God knows we have experienced a lot
In honor of the resilience of intergenerational genocide survivors on the 105th anniversary of the Armenian + Assyrian + Anatolian Greek genocide, we share a beautiful post from our dear HUB kin @desert_seeds. We re-member with you. We celebrate your

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This HUB is a project of نجمع جذورنا | (re)Gathering our Ancestors: Re-membering our Indigeneity, Reclaiming our Original Medicine. Visit the link to learn more about us and get up to date information about our plantcestral + ancestral re-membrance circles for SWANA community members.