Native American Herbal, Plant Knowledge

USEFUL PLANT INFO LINKS

Herb Research Foundation--Analysis and documentation of nutritional

values, many native plant projects, legal info on marketing herbs. Sister

organization of American Botannical Council.

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Herbalgram -- on-line journal of the American Botannical Council. Works

with knowledgeable ethnic people, publishes excellent quarterly magazine,

runs catalog book sales

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Ix Chel Farms and the Panti Medicinal Trail--American woman doctor

Rosita Arvigio and 92-year-old Belize Mayan healer Don Eligio Panti

started school and botannical plant reserve in the '80's. You can buy Dr.

Rosxita's book on-line.: Sastun : My Apprenticeship With a Maya Healer;

Rosita Arvigo, et al; Paperback; $11.

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Australian National Botannical Gardens - Aboriginal Trail--much info here

on indigenous people's use of plants for 40,000 years.

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Ethnobotany--How the Mayans Used Corn--Background text and simple

activities for a recent "Newton's Apple" science program series, KTCA-St.

Paul, MN. Videotape available from the station. Lessons can be used

independently--collecting, classifying local plants to illustrate what

ethnobotanists do. Also relates to MayaQuest curriculum materials. Grades

5+.

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The Roots of North American Medicine: Jean Wyatt, Indian Life Mag, Iv

#3, 1994, easy reading, suitable for elementary school-level children.

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l Nez Perce Traditional Foods--from the tribal web pages.

Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) traditional foods--Fruits From Chris Kahon:es

Deere's new Mohawk Nation homepage

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Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) traditional Plant foods--From Chris's Mohawk

Nation page

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Chez Marco's Botany Pages--Wonderful multimedia site for Middle School

+ botany study, by Marco Bleeker, Dutch naturalist and photographer.

Multimedia presentations on rain forest, the ecology of a Dutch dump,

more. Nifty site presentation/organization.

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RECOMMENDED BOOKS -- for novice Native plant researchers and

for students.

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