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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.

Penn Museum Library E99.Q6 D48 2022
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Deur, Douglas, 1969- author.
Contributor:
Professor Elisabeth J. Tooker Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Quinault Indians--Ethnobotany.
Quinault Indians.
Quinault Indians--Ethnobotany--Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula.
Indians of North America--Ethnobotany--Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula.
Indians of North America.
Ethnobotany--Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula.
Ethnobotany.
Plants, Useful--Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula.
Plants, Useful.
Indians of North America--Ethnobotany.
Plants.
Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula.
Physical Description:
xx, 250 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2022.
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.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 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.
Notes:
"Published in cooperation with the Quinault Indian Nation."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242) and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Professor Elisabeth J. Tooker Fund.
ISBN:
9780870719653
0870719653
OCLC:
1057377731
Publisher Number:
99992199940

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