By Chris Azbell Hesci readers…it has been quite some time since our last Chewing the Cud article. When you get older, time just seems to slip away like sand between your fingers. With summer coming to an end and the kids going back to school, I wanted to take the...

By Kent Sanmann, Instructor, CMN Natural Resources Department “You are what you eat.” If this is true, I’m a lot more McDonalds than I am Kiowa or Chickasaw, my two tribes. Unfortunately, I am sure this is true of most today’s Native Americans.  Even if they are eating healthier than...

By Chris Azbell March, 2025 Hesci readers…welcome back to another edition of Chewing the Cud with CMN Extension. On this blustery March afternoon, I have been quite fixated on the idea of traditional ecological knowledge and how it can be shared to the masses in a self-perpetuating manner. How can...

By Chris Azbell January, 2025 Hesci readers and Happy New Year. The College of the Muscogee Nation (CMN) Extension Program is proud to announce the start of the Mvskoke Gardener Program, a comprehensive nine-week course designed to empower participants with valuable horticultural skills, traditional ecological knowledge, and a deeper understanding...

By Chris Azbell December, 2024 Hesci readers, Happy Holidays and welcome back to another edition of “Chewing the Cud with CMN Extension”. Our Extension program is officially 12 months old and boy did we have a bumper crop this year. We went from not having a desk in November of...