Poster: An exchange of knowledge about the land and way of life between the Apsaalooke and the people of the Darhad Valley of Mongolia

Language and culture loss is a growing problem among native tribes in the United States, largely due to globalization and western ideals. Culture loss ensures the loss of connection to the land. Documenting cultural practices that involve components of and relationship to the land, such as water, makes the importance of the relationship between the people and land more apparent. Mongolia and regions of Montana share many similarities, environmentally and with indigenous people’s practices. Therefore, Indigenous Research Methodologies and Indigenous sciences were utilized. This research works to connect the importance of ceremony and customs with the land through language and local knowledge.

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