Overview

From techniques for tapping maple trees and harvesting wild rice to extracting dyes from bloodroot and making dishes from birch bark, Strength of the Earth details the many uses of more than 200 forest and prairie plants. Early twentieth-century ethnologist Frances Densmore recorded traditions and techniques relayed by dozens of Ojibwe women to create this invaluable handbook perfect for readers interested in Native American art and culture, organic gardening, natural remedies, and living off the land. Brenda J Child offers a fresh introduction focusing on the power of female healers.

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Author:   Frances Densmore ,  Brenda J. Child
Publisher:   Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 15.50cm
Weight:   0.248kg
ISBN:  

9780873515627

ISBN 10:   0873515625
Pages:   136
Publication Date:   01 February 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword; Informants; Introduction; List of plants arranged according to botanical name; List of plants arranged according to common name; List of plants arranged according to native name; Medicinal properties of plants used by the Chippewa; Principal active medicinal constituents of plants used by the Chippewa; Plants as food; List of plants used as food; Making maple sugar; Gathering wild rice; Beverages; Seasonings; Vegetables; Fruits and berries; Plants as medicine; Treatment by means of plants; Substances other than vegetable used as remedies; Medical appliances; Surgical treatment and appliances; Dental surgery; Classification of diseases and injuries; List of medical plants and their uses; Works containing lists of plants used medicinally; Plants used in Dyes; Process of dying; List of plants used in dyes; Mineral substances used in dyes; Formulae for dyes; Plants used as charms; List of plants used in charms; Plants used in usefu1 and decorative arts; List of plants; Manner of use; Legend of Winabojo and the birch tree; Legend of Winabojo and the cedar tree; Gathering birch bark and cedar bark; Articles made of birch bark; Index.

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Frances Densmore (1867-1957) was a Minnesota-born ethnologist with the Smithsonian Institution who specialised in the study of American Indian culture. Brenda J Child is an associate professor of American Studies at the University of Minnesota and a member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa (Ojibwe) Indians.

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