Plants of Haida Gwaii

Plants of Haida Gwaii
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Publisher : Winlaw, B.C. : Sono Nis Press
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105025810750
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Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Plants of Haida Gwaii by : Nancy J. Turner

The Haida people have lived on Haida Gwaii (the Queen Charlotte Islands) for thousands of years. On these beautiful, and captivating islands, the Haida have developed a rich culture that is intimately based on the use of native plants for foods, materials, ceremonies, medicines, and other needs. Learn how plants were used and how the Haida cared for these precious resources and maintained sustainable harvesting for countless generations. Produced with the cooperation of many Haida elders and the approval of the Council of the Haida Nation, this book will be welcomed by anyone interested in the history and natural history of the Pacific Coast. Richly illustrated with black & white and colour photographs and drawings; complete with references and fully indexed.

Plants of Haida Gwaii

Plants of Haida Gwaii
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Publisher : Harbour Publishing
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 1550179144
ISBN-13 : 9781550179149
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Plants of Haida Gwaii by : Nancy Turner

A British Columbian favourite, updated with over 40 new photos and the most current botanical information, now available from Harbour Publishing!

The Haida Gwaii Lesson

The Haida Gwaii Lesson
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Publisher : Inkshares
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9781942645566
ISBN-13 : 1942645562
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis The Haida Gwaii Lesson by : Mark Dowie

In The Haida Gwaii Lesson, former University of California journalism professor and Mother Jones editor Mark Dowie shares the story of the Haida people, relating their struggle for sovereignty and title over their ancient homeland as a strategic playbook for other indigenous peoples. For over 10,000 years, the Haida people thrived on a rugged and fecund archipelago south of Alaska, which they called Haida Gwaii. Nicknamed "the Galapagos of the North," the islands are blessed with a diversity of species unmatched in the northern hemisphere. As western Canada was settled by Europeans, the pressure on natural resources spread with the growing population and its demand for fur, fish, minerals and lumber. Industries found their way to the coastal islands, where they ignored native tribes and commenced what has become one the Pacific coast's most monstrous natural resource extraction campaigns. After almost a century of non-stop exploitation, the Haida people said "enough" and began to resist. Their audacious four-decade struggle involving the courts, human blockades, public testimony and the media became a living object lesson for communities in the same situation the world over.

Plants, People, and Places

Plants, People, and Places
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 513
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ISBN-10 : 9780228003175
ISBN-13 : 0228003172
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Plants, People, and Places by : Nancy J. Turner

For millennia, plants and their habitats have been fundamental to the lives of Indigenous Peoples - as sources of food and nutrition, medicines, and technological materials - and central to ceremonial traditions, spiritual beliefs, narratives, and language. While the First Peoples of Canada and other parts of the world have developed deep cultural understandings of plants and their environments, this knowledge is often underrecognized in debates about land rights and title, reconciliation, treaty negotiations, and traditional territories. Plants, People, and Places argues that the time is long past due to recognize and accommodate Indigenous Peoples' relationships with plants and their ecosystems. Essays in this volume, by leading voices in philosophy, Indigenous law, and environmental sustainability, consider the critical importance of botanical and ecological knowledge to land rights and related legal and government policy, planning, and decision making in Canada, the United States, Sweden, and New Zealand. Analyzing specific cases in which Indigenous Peoples' inherent rights to the environment have been denied or restricted, this collection promotes future prosperity through more effective and just recognition of the historical use of and care for plants in Indigenous cultures. A timely book featuring Indigenous perspectives on reconciliation, environmental sustainability, and pathways toward ethnoecological restoration, Plants, People, and Places reveals how much there is to learn from the history of human relationships with nature.

The Earth's Blanket

The Earth's Blanket
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Publisher : University of Washington Press
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 9780295997865
ISBN-13 : 0295997869
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis The Earth's Blanket by : Nancy J. Turner

This is a thought-provoking look at Native American stories, cultural institutions, and ways of knowing, and what they can teach us about living sustainably.

Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples

Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples
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Publisher : UBC Press
Total Pages : 180
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ISBN-10 : 0774805331
ISBN-13 : 9780774805339
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples by : Nancy J. Turner

Reprint of the revision of the 1975 edition. Each plant is illustrated in color with scientific name, family, a botanical description, habitat, distribution and its uses with warnings about similar, injurious, species. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Status of Pollinators in North America

Status of Pollinators in North America
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 327
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ISBN-10 : 9780309102896
ISBN-13 : 0309102898
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Status of Pollinators in North America by : National Research Council

Pollinators-insects, birds, bats, and other animals that carry pollen from the male to the female parts of flowers for plant reproduction-are an essential part of natural and agricultural ecosystems throughout North America. For example, most fruit, vegetable, and seed crops and some crops that provide fiber, drugs, and fuel depend on animals for pollination. This report provides evidence for the decline of some pollinator species in North America, including America's most important managed pollinator, the honey bee, as well as some butterflies, bats, and hummingbirds. For most managed and wild pollinator species, however, population trends have not been assessed because populations have not been monitored over time. In addition, for wild species with demonstrated declines, it is often difficult to determine the causes or consequences of their decline. This report outlines priorities for research and monitoring that are needed to improve information on the status of pollinators and establishes a framework for conservation and restoration of pollinator species and communities.

The Golden Spruce

The Golden Spruce
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Publisher : Vintage Canada
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9780307371324
ISBN-13 : 0307371328
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis The Golden Spruce by : John Vaillant

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR NON-FICTION • WINNER OF THE WRITERS’ TRUST NON-FICTION PRIZE “Absolutely spellbinding.” —The New York Times The environmental true-crime story of a glorious natural wonder, the man who destroyed it, and the fascinating, troubling context in which this act took place. FEATURING A NEW AFTERWORD BY THE AUTHOR On a winter night in 1997, a British Columbia timber scout named Grant Hadwin committed an act of shocking violence in the mythic Queen Charlotte Islands. His victim was legendary: a unique 300-year-old Sitka spruce tree, fifty metres tall and covered with luminous golden needles. In a bizarre environmental protest, Hadwin attacked the tree with a chainsaw. Two days later, it fell, horrifying an entire community. Not only was the golden spruce a scientific marvel and a tourist attraction, it was sacred to the Haida people and beloved by local loggers. Shortly after confessing to the crime, Hadwin disappeared under suspicious circumstances and is missing to this day. As John Vaillant deftly braids together the strands of this thrilling mystery, he brings to life the ancient beauty of the coastal wilderness, the historical collision of Europeans and the Haida, and the harrowing world of logging—the most dangerous land-based job in North America.

Food Plants of Interior First Peoples

Food Plants of Interior First Peoples
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Publisher : Royal BC Museum Handbooks
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0772658463
ISBN-13 : 9780772658463
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Food Plants of Interior First Peoples by : Nancy J. Turner

Nancy Turner describes more than 150 plants traditionally harvested and eaten by First Peoples east of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia and northern Washington. Each description includes information on where to find the plant and a discussion on traditional methods of harvesting and preparation.