Courtney Nateseway • February 24-28, 2025
The southeastern United States is the ancestral homelands of the Mvskoke people. Europeans referred to them as Creek Indians, and before contact Mvskoke people were hunters, foragers, and agriculturists. Courtney Natseway will discuss traditional farming practices such as land preparation, soil fertility, traditional and non-traditional crops, and the roles of men and women in food and medicine production.
Natseway’s work as Extension Educator at the College of the Muscogee Nation includes a community garden utilizing Mvskoke traditions, modern agricultural techniques, and traditional farming practices from other tribal nations that help students learn to grow food successfully and sustainably.
Courtney Natseway is originally from Tulsa, OK and a proud citizen of the Mvskoke nation. She is also Yakama and Laguna Pueblo, and wotkvlke (raccoon clan). Natseway earned an associate’s degree in Tribal Services from the College of the Muscogee Nation. She studied horticulture at New Mexico State University and Oklahoma State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Public Horticulture. In her position at CMN, she manages the gardens and greenhouse on campus and mentors student workers. Courtney’s mission with CMN Extension is to teach students to be good stewards of the land, and to aid in the movement towards Mvskoke food sovereignty through education and community building.
Free and Open to the Public
Wednesday, February 26 • 11:30 AM – 1 PM • Pebble Hill • OLLI at Auburn Brown Bag Series
"Growing Community: The Muscogee Nation Community Garden Project"
Thursday, February 27 • 3 PM • Yarbrough Elementary School Afterschool Program
Mvskoke Seed-Sowing Presentation and Demonstration
Chester Higgins • March 3-7, 2025
Chester Higgins is a native of New Brockton and a graduate of Tuskegee University. He worked as a staff photographer for The New York Times from 1975 until 2014 and is the author of several publications. His work has been the subject of many international exhibitions, and is held in notable collections, such as The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco; Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, and The Brooklyn Museum of Art. In 2024, he received the Alabama Distinguished Artist Award from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
Free and Open to the Public
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 • 1:30 PM • Enterprise State Community College
ESCC Multipurpose Room, LBW Student Center, 600 Plaza Drive Enterprise, AL 36330
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 • 4 PM • Greater Springfield Baptist Church
307 S McGowan St, New Brockton, AL 36351
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 • 5 PM • The Legacy Museum at Tuskegee University
John A. Kenney Hall (Bioethics Building), 1200 W. Montgomery Road, Tuskegee, AL 36088