Hun Ol

The Hun Ol Curriculum is a core curriculum that can be integrated into classroom work for grades 3-12 and college level. Coursework could be part of science or social studies class work, as well as extra credit or Gifted Studies programs. It can also be tailored to address specific areas of interest for educators based upon ethnic focus: examples include, tailoring for African Subtropical agriculture; North American Woodland plant propagation; plants and medicinals of the Southern United States in the 19th century, etc. The curriculum can also focus on applications and types of agriculture based on cultural orientations. In the case of various forms of higher education Hun Ol stands to present Native American agricultural applications in a 2-year Program (as part of a four year degree in natural resource management).

First Year

South - new beginnings, rebirth

• Consists of basic plant identification, naturalized, heirloom, and cultivars
• Understanding the principles of collecting seeds, cuttings, etc. for propagation and application
• The process of hybridization
• Principles of phytoremediation: types, holistic plantings (grasses, shrubs, trees, etc), aquatic
• The importance of heirloom crops
• Introduction to identification and utilization of medicinals for Ag purposes

West - Introspection

• The planting of root crops
• Lunar cycles (understanding the principles of select calendar systems-example: Mayan Tzolkin)
• Root medicinals-root division and propagation, determining potency, harvesting techniques, and
• preparation of these medicinals
• Agricultural and medicinal propagation-sustainable crops

Second Year

North - wisdom, joy, trials, abundance

• Planting cycles-zones, geographic concerns, planting for various climates
• Forest Menstruation from the Native Traditional Perspective
• Prairie Maintenance Components of soil-preparation, crop rotation, composting, fertilizing, etc.

East - Illumination

• Harvest cycles, transplantation
• Preparation of surface medicinals and their uses (extensive)
• Contraindications and concerns
• Plant partnering in a sustainable environment

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