Gifted earth : the ethnobotany of the Quinault and neighboring tribes / Douglas Deur and the Knowledge-Holders of the Quinault Indian Nation.

"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, medi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Deur, Douglas, 1969- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Quinault people > Ethnobotany.
Quinault people > Ethnobotany > Washington (State) > Olympic Peninsula.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Ethnobotany > Washington (State) > Olympic Peninsula.
Ethnobotany > Washington (State) > Olympic Peninsula.
Plants, Useful > Washington (State) > Olympic Peninsula.
HISTORY > United States > General.
Quinault Indians.
Ethnobotany.
Indians of North America > Ethnobotany.
Plants.
Washington (State) > Olympic Peninsula.
Physical Description:xx, 250 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 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.