
Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge
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Nancy J. Turner is distinguished professor emeritus and past Hakai Professor in Ethnoecology in the School of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria, a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Fellow.Nancy J. Turner is Distinguished Professor and Hakai Professor in Ethnoecology in the School of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria.
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- Cover
- Volume One
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Note on the Writing System Used in This Book
- 1 Introduction to the Book: Ethnobotanical and Ethnoecological Knowledge across Time and Space
- Part One: History
- 2 Into the Past: Ancient Relationships among People, Plants, and Environments
- 3 Reflections on Plant Names in Understanding the History of People-Plant Relationships
- 4 Change, Loss, and Adaptation of Plant Traditions
- Part Two: Development
- 5 Plants as Food: Development, Diversity, Dissemination
- 6 Plant Use in Technology over Time and Space
- 7 Herbal Medicine and Healing Traditions
- Appendix 1: Major Sources of Information for the Book
- Appendix 2: Names of Selected Native Plant Species in Indigenous Languages of Northwestern North America
- Appendix 3: Names of Two Introduced Plants (Turnip and Potato) in Indigenous Languages of Northwestern North America
- Notes
- Volume Two
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Preface
- Part Three - Integration and Management
- 8 Moving for the Harvest: Seasonal Rounds and Plant Knowledge
- 9 Cultural Institutions Related to Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Practice
- 10 Trade and Exchange: Sharing Plant Products and Ethnobotanical Knowledge across Geographical and Cultural Space
- 11 Management and Sustainability of Plant Resources and Habitats
- Part Four - Underlying Philosophy
- 12 Narratives in Transmission of Ethnobotanical Knowledge
- 13 Worldview and Belief Systems in Ethnobotanical Knowledge Systems
- 14 Ancient Pathways and New Pathways for Retaining and Renewing Botanical and Environmental Knowledge Systems for the Future
- Notes
- References
- Index of Plant Species
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