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Ethnobotany of the Gitksan Indians of British Columbia
During the 1920s Harlan I. Smith, an archaeologist with the National Museums of Canada, documented plant and animal knowledge and use among the Gitksan, Nuxalk and Ulkatcho Carrier of British Columbia. Smith’s work is the earliest, relatively comprehensive ethnobotanical study for any Tsimshianic group. This edited version of his manuscript contains information on 112 botanical species and on their traditional cultural roles among the Gitksan
Gathering what the Great Nature Provided
Description of the traditional methods and recipes used by the Indians of north central BC.
Ethnobotany of the Gitksan Indians of British Columbia
This book is an edited version of an unpublished manuscript on 112 botanical species and their traditional cultural roles among the Gitksan of British Columbia. The manuscript was prepared 1925-27 by Harlan Smith while he was an employee of the National Museum of Canada and has been thoroughly revised with additional introductory text on the Gitksan people, their language & homeland, their botanical environment, and the activities of Smith at the Museum. The species descriptions are arranged under the following categories: fungi, lichens, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms, dicotyledons, monocotyledons, and unidentified species. Information provided includes common & scientific names, Gitksan name, uses of the plant, and editorial comments. Appendices include information on Gitksan orthography, a list of botanical species collected or observed by Smith in 1925-26, and a list of species lacking Gitksan names or uses but which Smith included in the main body of his manuscript. Includes index.
Ethnobotany of the Gitksan Indians of British Columbia
Ethnobotany, Indians of North America, British Columbia.
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Ways of Knowing
The creative world of a northern Native community is revealed in this innovative book. Once semi-nomadic hunters and gatherers, the Dene Tha of northern Canada today live in government-built homes in the settlement of Chateh. Their lives are a distinct blend of old and new, in which more traditional forms of social control, healing, and praying entwine with services supplied by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a nursing station, and a Roman Catholic church. Many older cultural beliefs and practices remain: ghosts still linger, reincarnating and sometimes stealing children's souls; dreams and visions are powerful shapers of actions; and personal visions and experiences are considered the sources of true knowledge.
