Plant technology of First Peoples in British Columbia

Nancy Turner focuses on the plants that provided heat, shelter,transportation, clothing, clothing, nets, ropes, and containers -- thenecessities of life for First Peoples in B.C. and adjacent territories.She also shows how plant materials were effectively used in many otherways, such as for decoration and ornamentation, as scents, cleansingagents, and insect repellents, and for recreational activities. Over the millennia, the First Peoples have become highly skilled inthe arts of working with plant materials. Turner describes more than100 plants, their various uses and their importance in the materialcultures of First Nations. Each description has a colour photograph ofthe plant to aid in its identification.