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Wild Plants and Native Peoples of the Four Corners by Tierney Gail D., William W. Dunmire and Gail D. Tierney (1997, Trade Paperback)

This book emphasizes prehistoric uses of plants in the Four Corners area, focusing on Mesa Verde National Park, Chaco Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, Aztec Ruins, Hovenweep, and other major sites of the region once occupied by the Navajo, Ute, Paiute, Hopi, and Apache peoples. Dunmire and Tierney are able to eloquently illustrate the importance of the people-plant relationship that has existed throughout the ages among Native peoples and how ancient traditional uses of these plants inform contemporary uses today. Through vignettes of background information drawn from lore and cultural traditions and interviews with tribal elders, Wild Plants and Native Peoples of the Four Corners describes uses for edible, medicinal, and dye plants, as well as plants used for making baskets, tools, and shelters. Complementing these essays are profiles of fifty new trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and grasses common to traditional Native America.

Book Title
Wild Plants and Native Peoples of the Four Corners
Author
Gail D. Tierney, Tierney Gail D., William W. Dunmire
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Botany, Plants / General, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Herbal Medications
Publication Year
1997
Genre
Nature, Science, Health & Fitness, Social Science
Number of Pages
320 Pages

Lc Classification Number
E78.S7d76 1997
Table of Content
The Land; The Earliest People; Ancestral Puebloans; Hopi; Navajo; Ute Mountain Ute; Jicarilla Apache; Weedy Gardens; Wild Plant Uses; Four Corners Ethnobotany; Plants and Plantcraft; Other Places to Visit; Index.
Copyright Date
1997
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
97-002372
Dewey Decimal
581.6/09792/59
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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