Food plants of interior First Peoples

by Nancy J. Turner

Paper Book, 2007

Status

Available

Call number

581.6 T8723 2007

Call number

581.6 T8723 2007

Local notes

Shelved in Aboriginal Collection

Description

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.

Publication

Victoria : Royal BC Museum, 2007.

ISBN

9780772658463

Barcode

97807726584631
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