All are invited to join this fireside storytelling session over boiling pots of maple sap on a spring afternoon. Discussing topics ranging from indigenous knowledge to biology, invited storytellers include local indigenous leaders, tree phsiologists, artists, historians, maple farmers, food scientists and more.
While reducing the sap to syrup together, storytellers from a range of backgrounds and experiences will share their understandings of the Maple tree. Additionally, members of the public are invited to join in with their own maple stories and to learn about the process of creating maple syrup. As we stir the pot together, we will boil down ideas and sap, creating syrup by the end of the day for all to enjoy.
A culinary experience uniquely indigenous to this land, maple syrup is also a cultural experience deeply rooted in indigenous knowledge. The Maple is a site of action, expression, conflict, and connection as we examine both the gifts of the tree alongside the legacies of colonization, Indigenous land dispossession, and cultural resilience. While honoring the thousands of years in which Maples have provided syrup to people in this region, this participatory event invites our collective inquiry into all things Maple.
Funded by the Cornell Council for the Arts, this project is a part of the 2023-2024 “Freedom of Expression” Exhibition.
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