Aboriginal Plant Use in Canada's Northwest Boreal Forest (inc. Edible, Medicinal, Economic, Spiritual )9inc. Fungi, Lichens, Vascular & Non-vascular, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms, Liliopsida )( Northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta ) by Marles, Robin J; Christina Clavelle; Leslie Monteleone; Natalie Tays; Donna Burns / Natural Resources Canada - 2012

Edmonton, Alberta: Edmonton, AB: Natural Resources Canada / Canadian Forest Service / Northern Forestry Centre, 2012, 1st Edition, First Printing , 2012. ------------softcover, a Near Fine example, a bit of curling to front panel otherwise pretty close to new, 368 pages, colour photos throughout, ---This handbook describes the traditional uses by aboriginal people of more than 200 different plants from Canada's boreal forest. It is the result of original ethnobotanical fieldwork in 29 communities across the boreal forest region of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Natural resources of the boreal forest have always been essential to the dietary, medical, economic, and spiritual well-being of First Nations people, but until now much of their traditional environmental knowledge has remained unrecorded and at risk of being lost. ---To compile this book the authors, along with seven other First Nation trainees, five Métis trainees, and four other botany students, learned how to collect voucher plant specimens and record traditional knowledge about the use of plants for medicine, handicrafts, technology, and ritual practices. Over 100 elders contributed information that they felt should be shared among communities. ---The entries and accompanying photographs are arranged according to the plant family and include information on physical descriptions, habitat, uses for food, technology, medicine, and potential economic use. The book also includes an explanation of the research approach, a literature review, and an overview of the ecological and cultural background of the area, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine (see desciption). Illus. by Photo Cover. 6w x 9h Inches.