Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
Ebook154 pages2 hours
Ethnobotany of the Gitksan Indians of British Columbia
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
During the 1920s Harlan I. Smith, an archaeologist with the National Museums of Canada, documented plant and animal knowledge and use among the Gitksan, Nuxalk and Ulkatcho Carrier of British Columbia. Smith’s work is the earliest, relatively comprehensive ethnobotanical study for any Tsimshianic group. This edited version of his manuscript contains information on 112 botanical species and on their traditional cultural roles among the Gitksan
Read more from Harlan Ingersoll Smith
The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Ethnobotany of the Gitksan Indians of British Columbia
Related ebooks
Syesis: Vol. 7, Supplement 1: Plant Taxonomies of Haida, Bella Coola, and Lillooet Indians Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTsimshian narratives: volume 2: Trade and warfare Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPhytolyth Analysis: An Archaeological and Geological Perspective Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAll About Weeds Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Book of Trees | North Eastern Trees Edition | Children's Forest and Tree Books Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsField and Woodland Plants Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Book of Swamp & Bog: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of Eastern Freshwater Wetlands Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Invasive Plants: Guide to Identification and the Impacts and Control of Common North American Species Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Curious Morel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Ethnobotanic Resources of Tropical Montane Forests: Indigenous Uses of Plants in the Cameroon Highland Ecoregion Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLife in a Gall: The Biology and Ecology of Insects that Live in Plant Galls Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Mistletoes of Southern Australia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5People of the Lakes: Stories of Our Van Tat Gwich’in Elders/Googwandak Nakhwach’ànjòo Van Tat Gwich’in Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn the Name of Plants: From Attenborough to Washington, the People behind Plant Names Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIdentification of Trees and Shrubs in Winter Using Buds and Twigs Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Plant Kingdom Botany E-Book for Public Exams Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUrban Landscape Entomology Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlgonquin ethnobotany: An interpretation of aboriginal adaptation in Southwestern Quebec Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsClassifying Plants: Level 7 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsConcise Foraging Guide Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMaking a Living: Work and Environment in the United States Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFlora of Tropical East Africa: Commelinaceae Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Field Guide to the Plants and Animals of the Middle Rio Grande Bosque Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBiodiversity of Fungi: Inventory and Monitoring Methods Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAtlas of Pyrenulaceae and Trypetheliaceae - Volume 1: Lichenized Ascomycota Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSocial Insects V4 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsField Guide to Wood Decay Fungi on Florida Trees: A Handy Aid to Arborists in the Southeast US Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBeginners' Botany Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5
Ethnic Studies For You
The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Second Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Conspiracy to Destroy Black Women Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Self-Care for Black Women: 150 Ways to Radically Accept & Prioritize Your Mind, Body, & Soul Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All About Love: New Visions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Encyclopedia of the Yoruba Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Black Imagination: Black Voices on Black Futures Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The End of White World Supremacy: Four Speeches Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stories of Rootworkers & Hoodoo in the Mid-South Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Salvation: Black People and Love Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Black Like Me: The Definitive Griffin Estate Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Black Rednecks & White Liberals Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Need to Be Whole: Patriotism and the History of Prejudice Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wretched of the Earth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Blood of Emmett Till Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Red, White, and Black: Rescuing American History from Revisionists and Race Hustlers Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Related podcast episodes
Trusting in Abundance: Finding Your Regeneration Niche: Robin Kimmerer 0% found this document usefulHow Fungi & Bacteria Interact 0% found this document useful#44: Eric Eaton - Insectpedia, Insect Ecology, Wasps, and the Future of Entomology 0% found this document usefulThe Wondrous World of Living Color: with Sasha Duerr 0% found this document usefulDave Goulson and Brigit Strawbridge: the impact of honeybees on other species and threats to bee health 0% found this document usefulEpisode 75: The Science of Soil with Dr Mark from Metrolina Greenhouse: with Dr Mark from Metrolina Greenhouses 0% found this document usefulNatural Building: Good For People And Planet: Building Community and Structures With Natural Building 0% found this document usefulThe Picts: The Mysterious Painted People of Scotland 0% found this document useful307-The Cyprus Mutiny: In 1829 a group of convicts stole a ship in Tasmania and made their way into the Pacific. 0% found this document usefulQueensland Maritime Museum: Maritime Australia 5 0% found this document useful216-The Tromelin Island Castaways: In 1761 60 Malagasy slaves were shipwrecked on a tiny island in the Indian Ocean. 0% found this document useful269-The Sack of Baltimore: In 1631, Barbary pirates abducted 107 people from an Irish village. 0% found this document usefulInheritance - Their Rights and Nothing Else 0% found this document usefulVineland, Vikings, and Lactose Intolerance: Learn more about the Europeans in American 500 years before Columbus 0% found this document useful12 Days of CraftLit - Fifth Day: Holiday Stories & Music 0% found this document useful212-The Lost Treasure of Cocos Island: August Gissler spent 17 years searching Cocos Island for buried treasure. 0% found this document useful
Related articles
No Offense, American Bees, But Your Sperm Isn't Cutting It NPRArticle
No Offense, American Bees, But Your Sperm Isn't Cutting It
Jul 13, 2017
4 min readMagnificent Mushrooms Bloom Magazine UKArticle
Magnificent Mushrooms
Mar 2, 2021
4 min readA Touch Of Scarlet Fever Shooting Times & CountryArticle
A Touch Of Scarlet Fever
Feb 5, 2020
3 min readA Peperomia For Every Season The Gardener MagazineArticle
A Peperomia For Every Season
Nov 23, 2020
3 min readA Closer Look At Crows BirdWatchingArticle
A Closer Look At Crows
Aug 10, 2019
2 min readThe Invert With A Sad Tale To Tell Stamp CollectorArticle
The Invert With A Sad Tale To Tell
Sep 9, 2022
It might surprise a few of you to know that in the world of US philately some of the most popular stamps are from the 1901 Pan-American Exposition pictorial issue. These bi-colour stamps were produced to commemorate a world fair held at Buffalo, New
5 min readSir Joseph Banks and his Florilegium Australian GeographicArticle
Sir Joseph Banks and his Florilegium
Jun 27, 2018
17 min readAn Inferior Culture or an Inferior Exhibit Policy? British Columbia HistoryArticle
An Inferior Culture or an Inferior Exhibit Policy?
Jun 15, 2023
8 min readLizard Colour Variants Cage & Aviary BirdsArticle
Lizard Colour Variants
Nov 23, 2022
2 min readArts And Culture Down Under All About HistoryArticle
Arts And Culture Down Under
Jan 31, 2024
6 min readThe Newfoundland 1932 First Resources set Stamp CollectorArticle
The Newfoundland 1932 First Resources set
May 14, 2021
4 min readThe Latest News TracesArticle
The Latest News
May 2, 2017
3 min readTercentenary Of The Eleutherian Adventurers Stamp CollectorArticle
Tercentenary Of The Eleutherian Adventurers
Nov 13, 2020
5 min readQ&A YOU ASK, WE ANSWER History RevealedArticle
Q&A YOU ASK, WE ANSWER
Jun 8, 2023
6 min readThe Rich And Varied Past Of Our Islands The Critic MagazineArticle
The Rich And Varied Past Of Our Islands
Apr 27, 2023
USE OF THE TERM “BRITISH ISLES” to describe what some now refer to as “The Atlantic Archipelago” is dodgy, given that a sizeable chunk of the archipelago’s second-largest island cannot be described as “British”. Indeed it is particularly peculiar giv
3 min readFront Words British Columbia HistoryArticle
Front Words
Mar 15, 2024
5 min readEncounters BBC History MagazineArticle
Encounters
Oct 1, 2020
6 min readDugald Carmichael: From Schoolboy Naturalist To Island Explorer History ScotlandArticle
Dugald Carmichael: From Schoolboy Naturalist To Island Explorer
Apr 11, 2020
7 min readWearing The Green Willow Country LifeArticle
Wearing The Green Willow
Feb 12, 2020
RANK by rank they go, forward and back, wheeling and turning and lining up again, their precision defined by their black bearskins. No matter how the sun beats down, their lines do not falter. We wonder how they fare under that tall, traditional head
4 min readThe Fabulous Fifties Homes & AntiquesArticle
The Fabulous Fifties
May 3, 2022
6 min readPeril, Redemption And Millions Of Dollars… The Life Of A Missionary Stamp CollectorArticle
Peril, Redemption And Millions Of Dollars… The Life Of A Missionary
Oct 8, 2021
3 min readCook And The Pacific TracesArticle
Cook And The Pacific
Sep 14, 2018
2 min readThe Fabulous Fifties Homes & AntiquesArticle
The Fabulous Fifties
May 3, 2022
6 min readQ&A YOU ASK, WE ANSWER History RevealedArticle
Q&A YOU ASK, WE ANSWER
May 11, 2023
8 min readGuardians History Period LivingArticle
Guardians History
Nov 28, 2019
6 min readOh, For A Proper Cup Of Tea! Country LifeArticle
Oh, For A Proper Cup Of Tea!
Aug 24, 2022
5 min readHow Birds And Beasts Got Their Names Country LifeArticle
How Birds And Beasts Got Their Names
Apr 10, 2024
6 min readTown & Country Notebook Country LifeArticle
Town & Country Notebook
Apr 19, 2023
1) What’s behind Nelson on his column in Trafalgar Square? 2) Which ‘blithe’ bird does Percy Bysshe Shelley celebrate in one of his poems? 3) The Manx Loaghtan is a breed of which animal? 4) Fritillaria meleagris is the Latin name for which plant? 5)
4 min readAlbert Namatjira His Art, His World Artist ProfileArticle
Albert Namatjira His Art, His World
May 25, 2021
5 min readThe Ridings’ return Country LifeArticle
The Ridings’ return
May 3, 2023
8 min read
Reviews for Ethnobotany of the Gitksan Indians of British Columbia
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Ethnobotany of the Gitksan Indians of British Columbia - Harlan Ingersoll Smith
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1