"The Importance of a Rose": Evaluating the Cultural Significance of Plants in Thompson and Lillooet Interior Salish

Using ethnobotanical data gathered from two groups in British Columbia, an index was developed to measure the cultural significance a given plant taxon. Discusses importance of such knowledge to the language.
Author/Creator
Nancy J. Turner
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No
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No
Citation
American Anthropologist, vol. 90, no. 2, New Series, June 1988, pp. 272-290
Publication Date
1988-06
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Articles -- Scholarly, peer reviewed
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Text -- PDF
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