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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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A descriptive ethnomedicinal account of a very small tribe known as Toto. ... Read more

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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. ... Read more

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Perfectfor theEthnobotany Lover
This neat little publication contains a wealth of information on how the Dieguenos of Santa Ysabel Reservation (near San Diego,California) used local plant sources for food, clothing, beverages and medicinal purposes.Nicely sourced from local consultant interviews, etc.A number of black and while illustrations are very helpful. It occupies an important place on my reference shelf. Published by the San Diego Museum of Man. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 1; Original Published by: University of Chicago Press in 1900 in 122 pages; Subjects: Cahuilla Indians; Botany; Botany, Economic; Ethnobotany; History / Native American; Science / Life Sciences / Botany; Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies; ... Read more

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Publisher: Dublin, M. H. GillPublication date: 1919Subjects: Materia medica, VegetableMedicineNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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The Akimel O'odham, or Pima Indians, of the northern Sonoran Desert continue to make their home along Arizona's Gila River despite the alarming degradation of their habitat that has occurred over the past century.The oldest living Pimas can recall a lush riparian ecosystem and still recite more than two hundred names for plants in their environment, but they are the last generation who grew up subsisting on cultivated native crops or wild-foraged plants. Ethnobiologist Amadeo M. Rea has written the first complete ethnobotany of the Gila River Pima and has done so from the perspective of the Pimas themselves.At the Desert's Green Edge weaves the Pima view of the plants found in their environment with memories of their own history and culture, creating a monumental testament to their traditions and way of life. Rea first discusses the Piman people, environment, and language, then proceeds to share their botanical knowledge in entries for 240 plants that systematically cover information on economic botany, folk taxonomy, and linguistics.The entries are organized according to Pima life-form categories such as plants growing in water, eaten greens, and planted fruit trees.All are anecdotal, conveying the author's long personal involvement with the Pimas, whether teaching in their schools or learning from them in conversations and interviews. At the Desert's Green Edge is an archive of otherwise unavailable plant lore that will become a benchmark for botanists and anthropologists.Enhanced by more than one hundred brush paintings of plants, it is written to be equally useful to nonspecialists so that the Pimas themselves can turn to it as a resource regarding their former lifeways.More than an encyclopedia of facts, it is the Pimas' own story, a witness toa changing way of life in the Sonoran Desert. ... Read more

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Much, much more than a book of FACTS.
Certainly this book is "about" the following:Pima IndiansEthnobotanyGila River Valley (N.M. and ArNative American AnthropologyNature / Field Guide BooksScienceBotanyNative American Studies -TribesPlants...

...but it is really a glowing absorption of theessences of life as only those who still live in what's left of thisearth's eden can truly and fully know.Rea perhaps brings this through tothe reader better than any writer, poet, or other artist in history.Thisbook is not just a "gem" or some other catchy adjective from the"How to Review a Book" manual--it is a true treasure, a legacymore valuable to the priceless "things" of life than all thedusty gold from King Tut's tomb.It is a ocean of pearls cast before themultitudes, hoping, perhaps, to snare a fertile, vigorous mind or two... You will laugh deeply.You will cry unrepentantly.You will revel in theinvigorating joy of discovery.No matter who you are or how you make yourway in this world, the spirit of this book will touch that secret somethingin you that you thought you would never find anywhere else...

Winner of prestigious Klinger Book Award
I just want to let people know that At the Desert's Green Edge was awarded the Klinger Book Award by the Society for Economic Botany. This is according to an announcement in the members' publication for the San DiegoNatural History Museum, where Dr. Rea is a research associate. ... Read more

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Plains Apache Ethnobotony is the most comprehensive ethnobotanical study of a southern plains tribe.Handsomely illustrated, this book is a valuable resource for ethnobotanists, anthropologists, historians, and anyone interested in American Indian use of native plants. ... Read more

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Important research finally published
Julia Jordan studied the ethnobotany of the Kiowa-Apache tribe in Oklahoma while a student at the University of Oklahoma.She established a remarkable rapport with the tribal members, mostly the women.This enabled her to learn from the actual practitioners the ways in which they remembered fast-dissapearing uses for the endemic plants. This kind of research is seldom published, but 40 years later, it is the only research of this kind in existence.The book was brought up to date on plant names and locations, and is also well-written and a pleasure to read.

The Apache's abiding connection with wild plants is exhaustively documented through fieldwork and interviews
Research anthropologist Julia A. Jordan presents Plains Apache Ethnobotany, an in-depth study and reference of how the Plains Apache native people of North America used more than 110 plant species in food, medicine, and rituals, and material culture. Traditionally a hunter-gathering tribe that engaged in trade with its neighbors, the Apache's abiding connection with wild plants is exhaustively documented through fieldwork and interviews conducted with elders of the Oklahoma Apache Tribe in the mid-1960s. The text is studious yet accessible to readers of all backgrounds. A handful of black-and-white photographs illustrate this thoroughly comprehensive reference and resource, highly recommended for ethnobotany and Apache tribe Native American studies collections.
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