Ethnobotany
Conquering the Dream Killers: Fear, Doubt, Worry, and Guilt
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Ryall
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 1, Telling Our Stories, Fall, 2005, pp. 35-38
Description
Author recounts her personal journey to receiving an education in ethnobotany at a tribal college.
Contemporary & Desired Use of Traditional Resources in a Coast Salish Community: Implications for Food Security and Aboriginal Rights in British Columbia
Alternate Title
Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnobiology ; 26th, 2003
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karen Fediuk
Brian Thom
Description
Results from survey of 191 households conducted by the Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group (Cowichan, Chemainus, Penelakut, Lyackson, Halalt and Lake Cowichan First Nations) to determine actual and wished for levels of harvesting of traditional foods.
Contemporary Use of Bark For Medicine By Two Salishan Native Elders of Southeast Vancouver Island, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy J. Turner
Richard J. Hebda
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, vol. 29, no. 1, April 1990, pp. 59-72
Description
Violet Williams and Elsie Claxton provide researchers with information about bark medicines from twenty-three species.
Cree Elders Workshop 10
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Charley Buffalo Calf
Jim Hoostie
Pius Dustyhorn
Alex Bonaise
Alex Stick
Eli Bear
Jim Kanipitetew
Jonas Lariviere
George Morningstar
John Rockthunder
Mrs. Waskewitch
Mrs. Alec Child
Eva Paskimin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discussion by Elders who express regrets at loss of traditional customs and values and desire a return of schools on reserves ; a need to preserve Indian ceremonies and Indian medicines ; concerns about problems with alcohol recur throughout.
Cree Elders Workshop 5
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Charley Buffalo Calf
Sandy Lonethunder
Jim Ryder
Jim Hoostie
Pius Dustyhorn
Alex Bonaise
John Cappo
Alex Stick
Lloyd Stanley
Alex B. Kennedy
Eli Bear
Smith Atimoyoo
Jim Kanipitetew
Jonas Lariviere
George Morningstar
John Rockthunder
Alber
Indian History Film Project
Description
Elders discuss contemporary problems. Recurring themes are: problems with alcohol; education by whites from an early age; need to return to traditional teaching by elders in combination with white education.
Determining the Availability of Traditional Wild Plant Foods: An Example of Nuxalk Foods, Bella Coola, British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dana Lepofsky
Nancy J. Turner
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Ecology of Food and Nutrition, vol. 16, 1985, pp. 223-241
Description
Study checked the availability of 42 plant species occurring in the vicinity and determined 20 plants met criteria for high availability and had the greatest potential for further nutritional research and use in the Nuxalk diet.
Diachronic and Cultural Variations in Chukchi Ethnobotany
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Olga Belichenko
Valeria Kolosova
Kevin Jernigan
Maria Pupyninai
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 45, no. 1/2, Chukotka: Understanding the Past, Contemporary Practices, and Perceptions of the Present, 2021, pp. 315-340
Description
Highlights the results of interviews with Chukchi people about the local plants they collect and their various uses.
[Diary of James Mackinlay]
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
James Mackinlay
Description
One bound copy of the diary maintained by Mackinlay May 7- August 23, 1890 during a summer journey northward from near Taltheilei on the east end of Great Slave Lake in the company of Wharburton Pike. Pike used the diary freely in his narrative of the journey called The Barren Grounds of Northern Canada. Mention of "Indians" in various situations and circumstances from trading and guiding to getting equipment made or repaired. Frequent mention of caribou and other animals killed and fish caught.
Did Native Americans Influence the Northward Migration of Plants During the Holocene?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew MacDougall
Journal of Biogeography, vol. 30, no. 5, May 2003, pp. [633]-647
Description
After an extensive examination of literature, author concludes that the hypothesis cannot be tested in this way and further evidence from other sources (e.g. archaeoboticial data) is needed.
Documenting Traditional Medical Knowledge
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ryan Abbott
no. 4
Description
Designed to help traditional knowledge holders, government representatives and third-party collaborators consider issues related to intellectual property law and provide illustrative case studies.
Edith Tasse Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Edith Tasse
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives an account of plants and herbs used as medicine; and gives a description of basket making procedures.
Elders Visit & Homemakers with Alfred Mishibinijima (Mish)
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Alfred (Albert) Mishibinijima
Eddie Benton
Indian History Film Project
Description
Side A of this tape has not been translated into English. Side B is a conference about Ojibway legends of creation, flood and migration and how these compare to the legends of other peoples. Also talks about the origins of the clans and Midewiwin lodge.
Eliza Kneller Interview #2B
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eliza Kneller
Jamie Lee
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives a brief account of Indian medicine; she mentions accounts she has heard of the War of 1812; and mentions certain superstitions.
Elmira McLeod Interview #8
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ranald Thurgood
Elmira McLeod
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives an account of traditional Indian food. She gives a brief account of Indian medicine and she has a lengthy discussion of funeral customs.
Engaging Literacies Through Ecologically Minded Curriculum: Educating Teachers About Indigenous Knowledges Through an Ecojustice Education Framework
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrejs Kulnieks
Dan Longboat
Kelly Young
In Education, vol. 19, no. 2, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Pt. 1, Autumn, 2013, pp. 138-152
Description
Looks at bringing both Indigenous and Western scientific knowledge systems together into teacher education curriculum.
Ernest L. Debassigae
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ernest Debassigae
Tony Snowsill
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview with Ernest Debassigae who gives his opinion of the education of Indian people, the role of Indians in the Canadian military and in the Canadian constitution. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
Ethnic Botanical Discussion
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview that includes detailed descriptions of plant remedies; a story of Striped Walker who killed a Cree; the difference between medicines that are discovered and those that are revealed in dreams.
Ethnobotany, Institutional Ethnography, and the Knowledge of Ruling Relations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debbie Dergousoff
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and the University, 2008, p. 162
Description
Argues that ethnographic research must be conducted to find out the effect that trade rules have on intellectual knowledge.
Evaluation of the Antidiabetic Potential of Selected Medicinal Plant Extracts from the Canadian Boreal Forest Used to Treat Symptoms of Diabetes: Part II
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Despina Harbilas
Louis C. Martineau
Cory S. Harris
Danielle C. A. Adeyiwola-Spoor
Ammar Saleem
et al.
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, vol. 87, no. 6, June 1, 2009, pp. 479-492
Description
Identifies several candidate plant species used by the Cree to treat symptoms of diabetes.
'... far more happier than we Europeans': Aborigines and Farmers
Alternate Title
London Papers in Australian Studies ; no. 12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bill Gammage
Description
Argues that when Europeans arrived in Australia the Indigenous peoples were already using land management techniques that ensured plant and animal resources were abundant, convenient and predictable.
Fine Day Interview #19
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Fine Day
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Fine Day where he describes the transferal of bundles. He also describes power acquired from spirits and through fasting.
First Nations Traditional Foods Fact Sheets
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Authority
Description
Includes information on the history of use, traditional harvesting, traditional use, and nutrition for: fish, general seafood, small mammals, deer, moose, birds, seaweed, berries, and roots native to British Columbia.