Food plants of coastal First Peoples / Nancy J. Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, Nancy J., 1947-

Series:

Handbook (Royal British Columbia Museum)

Royal British Columbia Museum handbook

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Food--British Columbia--Pacific Coast.

Indians of North America.

Ethnobotany--British Columbia--Pacific Coast.

Ethnobotany.

Wild plants, Edible--British Columbia--Pacific Coast.

Wild plants, Edible.

Indians of North America--Ethnobotany--British Columbia--Pacific Coast.

Indians of North America--Ethnobotany.

Indians of North America--Food.

British Columbia--Pacific Coast.

Physical Description:

xi, 164 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, [1995]

Summary:

'Food Plants of Coastal First People' describes more that 100 plants used for food by the aboriginal peoples of coastal British Columbia. Each description contains botanical details and a color photograph to help identify the plant, as well as information on the plant's habitat, its distribution along the coast and how it was used.

Notes:

First published as part 1, Coastal Peoples of: Food plants of British Columbia Indians. 1975.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-158) and index.

ISBN:

0774805331

OCLC:

34143811