Plant Technology of First Peoples in British Columbia : Including Neighbouring Groups in Washington, Alberta, and Alaska

by Turner, Nancy J.

• ISBN13: 9780774806879
• ISBN10: 0774806877
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr

Summary

In her third ethnobotany handbook, Nancy Turner focuses on the plants that provided heat, shelter, transportation, clothing, implements, nets, ropes, and containers -- the necessities of life for Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest. Turner describes more than a hundred of these plants, their various uses and their importance in the material cultures of Native Americans. Each description is accompanied by a color photograph of the plant to aid in its identification.

Table of Contents

Preface to the First Edition	1	(4)
Preface to the Second Edition	5	(10)
Introduction	15	(30)
Format	17	(1)
Sources of Information	18	(1)
The Physical Environment	19	(5)
First Peoples of British Columbia and Adjacent Areas	24	(5)
Plant Materials	29	(6)
Harvesting Plant Materials	35	(4)
Preparing Plant Materials	39	(4)
Trading Plant Materials	43	(2)
Algae	45	(4)
Lichens	49	(3)
Fungi	52	(5)
Mosses	57	(3)
Ferns and Their Relatives	60	(6)
Conifers and Their Relatives	66	(37)
Flowering Plants: Monocotyledons	103	(24)
Flowering Plants: Dicotyledons	127	(78)
Appendix 1: Minor Plants in Aboriginal Technology	205	(17)
Appendix 2: Scientific Names of Plants and Animals	222	(3)
Glossary	225	(6)
References	231	(13)
Index	244
First Peoples	244	(2)
Usage	246	(2)
Everything Else	248