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Diachronic and Cultural Variations in Chukchi Ethnobotany
Highlights the results of interviews with Chukchi people about the local plants they collect and their various uses.
Ethnobotany of Two Cree Communities in the Southern Boreal Forest of Saskatchewan
Indigenous Knowledge & Pollinator Gardens: Workshop Series
Series of eight modules designed to teach Grade 6 students about the importance of biodiversity, local community and Indigenous knowledge by creating gardens. Each module should take place over the course of a week.
Indigenous Plant Guide
Brief list arranged under headings leaves and plants, berries, and barks, with location, description and uses.
Learning from the Land: Resources and Stories from K-12 Schools to Support Engagement with Indigenous Plants and Pedagogy
Includes description of the Harvest4Knowledge, Indigenous Foodscapes, Local Foods to School programs in British Columbia and five lesson plans.
Maori Customary Use of Native Birds, Plants and Other Traditional Materials: Interim Report and Discussion Paper
Native Foodways: Indigenous North American Religious Traditions and Foods
On the Ethno-Ecology of Mallee Root-Water
Residues of Forestry Herbicides in Plants of Interest to Native Americans: Phase One - Development of Methodologies and Pilot Sampling
Rights to the Benefits of Research: Compensating Indigenous Peoples for their Intellectual Contributions
Argues that compensation should be integrated into the research phase of project rather than after completion. The article gives the example of a participatory research project conducted in Ecuador.
Setting the Table: Traditional First Nations Foods Lesson Plans K-8: Foundational Knowledge
Lesson Plans: Food Is a Gift suitable for K-2; Gifts of the Season suitable for Grades 3-5; Gifts of the People suitable for Grades 6-8.
Traditional Foods and Indigenous Recipes in B.C.'s Public Institutions
Traditional Harvesting Number 1: Wild Rose
Lesson plan for Grades 1-4 involves learning about growing and harvesting plants and their names in Michif.
Additional resources: Plant Harvesting Image Cards; Michif Terms Teacher Card.
Traditional Harvesting Number 2: Wild Rose
Lesson plan for Grades 4-7 goals include recognizing the importance of harvesting, and identifying and describing the uses of several plants using Michif and English terms.
Traditional Plants
Photographs of 20 plants accompanied by a brief description of their medicinal uses.
Wáhta Teachings
Educational resource about the sugar maple combines traditional Indigenous Knowledge and plant science.
Related Material: Ziizibaakwadgummig: The Sugar Bush.
Walking on Our Lands Again: Turning to Culturally Important Plants and Indigenous Conceptualizations of Health in a Time of Cultural and Political Resurgence
Examines the role of ethnobotany in decolonization.
"When Willow Roots Start to Thaw, People Come Back to Life...": Relations of Chukchi Reindeer Herders to Plants
Examines the relationship between reindeer herders and ethnobotany.