Native hazelnut DNA study

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Genetic study of native hazelnut challenges misconceptions about how ancient Indigenous peoples used the land

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By decoding the DNA of the beaked hazelnut, a native plant that thrives in British Columbia , a team of scientists is providing new insight into how ancestral Indigenous peoples stewarded plants across the province.

The study challenges settler-colonial narratives by establishing people actively cultivated hazelnuts on a continental scale, beginning likely 7,000 years ago .

Genes point to trade and plant transplantation over long distances.

Armstrong says the study indicates that ancestral Indigenous peoples understood the importance of genetic diversity in promoting environmental sustainability.

Armstrong: "Our future is in our past. Our people saw value in the hazelnut and practiced stewardship of the land" Armstrong: Understanding this can support food sovereignty in our communities.

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