Aboriginal plant use in Canada's northwest boreal forest / by Robin J. Marles et al. Published by UBC Press through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP). : Fo42-311/2000E
Products include plants used as foods, medicines, and materials for handcrafts and technology. The Aboriginal culture included in this study are the Cree, Dene, and Métis people living in central to northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Canada... This ethnobotanical study attempts to do more than provide a list of useful plants. In addition to gathering botanical data, the original field research also gathered information on ritual uses of plants, the naming and classification of plants in the indigenous languages, beliefs regarding plants, and attitudes toward development of plant resources. The field work is supplemented by information gleaned from a literature review of the ethnobotany of various boreal forest cultures across North America, the nutritive value of the wild plants eaten, the medicinal value of the wild herbal medicines, and a preliminary assessment of ecological impact and economic potential of commercial development of these botanical resources.--Introduction
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Canadian Forest Service. |
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| Title | Aboriginal plant use in Canada's northwest boreal forest / by Robin J. Marles et al. Published by UBC Press through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP). |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Paper |
| Note(s) | "Products include plants used as foods, medicines, and materials for handcrafts and technology. The Aboriginal culture included in this study are the Cree, Dene, and Métis people living in central to northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Canada... This ethnobotanical study attempts to do more than provide a list of useful plants. In addition to gathering botanical data, the original field research also gathered information on ritual uses of plants, the naming and classification of plants in the indigenous languages, beliefs regarding plants, and attitudes toward development of plant resources. The field work is supplemented by information gleaned from a literature review of the ethnobotany of various boreal forest cultures across North America, the nutritive value of the wild plants eaten, the medicinal value of the wild herbal medicines, and a preliminary assessment of ecological impact and economic potential of commercial development of these botanical resources."--Introduction. |
| Publishing information | Vancouver - British Columbia : Natural Resources Canada. 2000. |
| Binding | Softcover |
| Description | viii, 368p. : coloured illus. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN | 0-7748-0738-5 |
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| Subject terms | Plants Forests Aboriginal culture |
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