First published in 1991, Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples details the nutritional properties, botanical characteristics and ethnic uses of a wide variety of traditional plant foods used by the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. Comprehensive and detailed, this volume explores both the technical use of plants and their cultural connections. It will be of interest to scholars from a variety of backgrounds, including Indigenous Peoples with their specific cultural worldviews; nutritionists and other health ...
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First published in 1991, Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples details the nutritional properties, botanical characteristics and ethnic uses of a wide variety of traditional plant foods used by the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. Comprehensive and detailed, this volume explores both the technical use of plants and their cultural connections. It will be of interest to scholars from a variety of backgrounds, including Indigenous Peoples with their specific cultural worldviews; nutritionists and other health professionals who work with Indigenous Peoples and other rural people; other biologists, ethnologists, and organizations that address understanding of the resources of the natural world; and academic audiences from a variety of disciplines.
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Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 2881244653. "Details the nutritional properties, botanical characteristics and ethnic uses of traditional food plants of Indigenous Canadian peoples. Contains an index of over one thousand plants from all provinces of Canada, as well as the bordering states, for which the Indian and Inuit peoples of each region have been consulted as the definitive source concerning plant usage within the scope of their environment and culture."-back board. "A tour de force, comprehsive, current and full of details. The bibliography collects many esoteric sources, thus 'saving' them from disappearance. The nutrition tables are invaluable."-Claire M. Cassidy, University of Maryland. xii, 633 pp. Black and white illustrations. Tables. Index. Bibliography. List of Species By Common Name. List of Species By Botanical Name. Nutrient Values of Traditional Plant Foods. Clean, tight and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality example of this esteemed work.; Food And Nutrition In History And Anthropology, Volume 8; Sm 4to.
