Food plants of interior First Peoples /
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| Author / Creator: | Turner, Nancy J., 1947- |
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| Edition: | [2nd ed.] |
| Imprint: | Vancouver : UBC Press, c1997. |
| Description: | 215 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), 1 map ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Royal British Columbia Museum handbook, 1188-5114 Handbook (Royal British Columbia Museum) |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2757879 |
| Summary: | For centuries, First Peoples in B.C. have harvested a variety of wildplant foods. Berries, nuts, roots, greens, mushrooms, lichen -- allwere important components of their diets. They learned which plants andplant parts to eat, the best seasons for gathering them, the mostefficient methods of harvesting, and the best ways to prepare them foreating and storage. In this companion book to Food Plants ofCoastal First Peoples, the author describes more than 150 plantfoods used by first Peoples in the interior of British Columbia andnorthern Washington. Originally published in 1978, this new edition isexpanded and updated. |
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| Item Description: | Companion vol. to Food plants of coastal First Peoples. "Published ... in collaboration with the Royal British Columbia Museum"--T.p. verso. Originally published: Food plants of British Columbia Indians (v. 2). Victoria : British Columbia Provincial Museum, 1978. |
| Physical Description: | 215 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), 1 map ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-203) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0774806060 |
| ISSN: | 1188-5114 |