Ancient pathways, ancestral knowledge : ethnobotany and ecological wisdom of Indigenous peoples of northwestern North America

Turner, Nancy J. 1947- (Author).

Summary: Drawing on information shared by Indigenous botanical experts and collaborators, the ethnographic and historical record, and from linguistics, palaeobotany, archaeology, phytogeography, and other fields, Turner weaves together a complex understanding of the traditions of use and management of plant resources in this vast region.

Record details

ISBN: 9780773543805 (v.1-2, hardcover)
Physical Description: 2 volumes (xxxvii, 541, xv, 552 pages) : illistrations, tables, portraits, maps ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:august.14 Volume 1: Ethnobotany and ecological wisdom of Indigenous peoples of northwestern North America -- Volume 2: The place and meaning of plants in Indigenous cultures and worldviews.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	Volume one : the history and practice of indigenous plant knowledge. Introduction to the book : ethnobotanical and ethnoecological knowledge across time and space -- Part one : history. Into the past : ancient relationships among people, plants, and environments -- Reflections on plant names in understanding the history of people-plant relationships -- Change, loss, and adaptation of plant traditions -- Part two : development. Plants as food : development, diversity, dissemination -- Plant use in technology over time and space -- Herbal medicine and healing traditions -- Volume two : the place and meaning of plants in indigenous cultures and worldviews. Part three : integration and management. Moving for the harvest : seasonal rounds and plant knowledge -- Cultural institutions related to ethnobotanical knowledge and practice -- Trade and exchange : sharing plant products and ethnobotanical knowledge across geographical and cultural space -- Management and sustainable of plant resources and habitats -- Part four : underlying philosophy. Narratives in transmission of ethnobotanical knowledge -- Worldview and belief systems in ethnobotanical knowledge systems -- Ancient pathways and new pathways for retaining and renewing botanical and environmental knowledge systems for the future.