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Gifted Earth : The Ethnobotany of the Quinault and Neighboring Tribes
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Gifted Earth : The Ethnobotany of the Quinault and Neighboring Tribes / Douglas Deur and the Knowledge-Holders of the Quinault Indian Nation.
ISBN
9780870719660
9780870719653
Publication
Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2022.
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2023
Copyright Notice Date
©2022.
Physical Description
1 online resource (272 pages): color illustrations, color map
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
"Published in cooperation with the Quinault Indian Nation."
Description based on print version record.
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Summary
"Gifted Earth presents a rich and living tradition of plant use within the Quinault Indian Nation on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state, developed in collaboration with and endorsed by the tribe. It provides detailed information on the use of more than seventy species of plants for food, medicines, and materials--all based on the knowledge and wisdom of traditional plant users. Includes full-color photographs and illustrations and a glossary"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Project Muse books annual backfile collection 2023.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 17, 2024
Contents
Ethnobotany in the land of the Quinault
Enduring relationships, from the summits to the sea
The wisdom and logic of traditional plant management
The displacement and endurance of Quinault plant traditions
Trees of the forest and forested riparian areas
Western redcedar
Sitka spruce
Western hemlock
Douglas-fir
Pines
Western yew
Pacific crabapple
Red alder
Black cottonwood
Bigleaf maple
Vine maple
Willows
Cascara
Shrubs for food and medicine
Indian tea
Devil's club
Huckleberries and blueberries
Salmonberry
Thimbleberry
Blackcaps
Blackberries
Elderberries
Salal
Wild currants and gooseberries
Oregon grape
Wild rose
Other important plants of meadows, wetlands, and the forest floor
Beargrass
Sweetgrass
Cattail
Camas
Yarrow
Fireweed
Cow parsnip
Skunk cabbage
Stinging nettle
Palmate coltsfoot
Native strawberries
Wild cranberry
Wild mint
Horsetails
Ferns.
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