Ethnobotany Of The Ojibwe Indians

This work is the third in a series of six books about the fieldwork done among Wisconsin Indians to discover their uses of native or introduced plants and. The author dedicates much attention to the history of these plant uses by their ancestors. The author also mentions the decline of the native art and traditions of planting the younger generations of the people.

"This book includes a brief description of plants and their use, reproduced line drawings, and a map showing approximately where each plant is distributed within the ceded territories."--Amazon.com

The Indians' usage of plants, as medicines, foods, fibers, dyes, and for miscellaneous uses, is examined. The Indian names for these plants, and the literal translation of these names, are given wherever they could be discovered.

Chronological historical citations document 500 years of usage of plants, trees, and shrubs native to eastern Canada and northeastern United States. Also complete identifying information, 343 illustrations. "You can't go wrong." — Botanic & Herb Reviews.

Traditional Ojibwe uses of over 200 forest and prairie plants.