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Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Iroquois Food, Beverage
Seeds boiled into a liquor and used as a beverage or made into soup.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 71
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Iroquois Food, Beverage
Stalks cut between the joints and chewed to quench the thirst.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 119
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake
Seeds ground into a meal or flour and used to make boiled bread.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 71
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake
Seeds ground, mixed with hot water, molded, dropped into boiling water and eaten as dumplings.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 71
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Iroquois Food, Pie & Pudding
Seeds, pumpkin mush and maple sugar used to make pudding.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 71
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Iroquois Food, Porridge
Seeds used to make hominy.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 71
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Iroquois Food, Sauce & Relish
Seeds used to make succotash.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 71
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Iroquois Food, Snack Food
Seeds used to make popcorn.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 71
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Iroquois Food, Soup
Seeds used with beans, squash and meats to make soups and broths.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 71
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Iroquois Food, Special Food
Seeds used for ceremonial occasions, such as False-Face Society functions.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 71
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Iroquois Food, Special Food
Seeds used to make wedding bread or bread placed in the coffin with the corpse.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 71
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Iroquois Food, Vegetable
Corn on the cob roasted and eaten.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 71
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Iroquois Food, Vegetable
Seeds eaten raw or cooked while traveling or hunting.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 71
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Iroquois Other, Containers
Dried husks woven into small bottles or receptacles for salt.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 154
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Iroquois Other, Cooking Tools
Husks used as wrappers for boiling the double wedding corn bread package.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 71
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Iroquois Other, Planting Seeds
Seeds selected for qualities such as size, flavor, color and early maturity and used for planting.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 71
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Isleta Food, Beverage
Ground corn used to make a slightly intoxicating beverage.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 46
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Isleta Food, Bread & Cake
Corn meal used to make various breads.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 46
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Isleta Food, Candy
Parched corn eaten as a confection.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 46
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Isleta Food, Porridge
Corn meal used to make a mush.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 46
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Isleta Food, Staple
Parched corn eaten as a staple.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 46
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Isleta Food, Sweetener
Evaporated liquid from crushed, soaked stalks used to make sugar.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 46
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Isleta Food, Unspecified
Corn husks used to wrap tamales.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 46
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Isleta Food, Winter Use Food
Corn meal used to make mush, dried and stored for winter use.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 46
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Isleta Other, Ceremonial Items
Corn husks used as cigarette papers for the ceremonial cigarettes.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 46
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Isleta Other, Ceremonial Items
Corn meal smeared on the body in the burial ceremony.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 46
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Isleta Other, Ceremonial Items
Corn silks used in the 'Corn Dances.'
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 46
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Isleta Other, Ceremonial Items
Pollen used in the 'Corn Dances.'
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 46
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Kamia Food, Unspecified
Species used for food.
Gifford, E. W., 1931, The Kamia of Imperial Valley, Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, page 21
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Keres, Western Drug, Panacea
Pollen eaten for almost any kind of medicine.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 77
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Keres, Western Food, Staple
Corn meal used as one of the main foods.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 76
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Keres, Western Food, Vegetable
Roasted corn ears eaten warm for food.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 77
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Keres, Western Food, Winter Use Food
Roasted corn ears dried and stored for winter use.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 77
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Keres, Western Other, Ceremonial Items
Corn meal sprinkled by everyone before eating and prayer repeated.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 77
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Keres, Western Other, Ceremonial Items
Corn pollen and corn meal used for many ceremonial purposes.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 77
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Kiowa Food, Fodder
Valued as a fodder for livestock.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 17
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Kiowa Food, Unspecified
Valued as a food.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 17
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Kiowa Other, Smoke Plant
Shucks used for cigarette wrappings and used in the peyote ceremony.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 17
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Menominee Food, Beverage
Scorched or parched corn often used as a substitute for coffee.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 66
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Menominee Food, Special Food
Parched, ground corn mixed with bear oil and used as trail ration.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 66
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Menominee Food, Staple
Roasted popcorn pounded into a meal added to dried venison, maple sugar or wild rice or all three.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 66
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Menominee Food, Substitution Food
Scorched or parched corn often used as a substitute for coffee.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 66
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Menominee Food, Vegetable
Ears roasted and made into hominy.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 66
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Menominee Food, Winter Use Food
Ears parboiled and the kernels sun dried for winter use.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 66
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Meskwaki Food, Unspecified
Boiled or parched corn eaten or made into corn hominy grits.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 257
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Meskwaki Food, Winter Use Food
Boiled or parched corn stored for winter use.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 257
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Mohegan Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of dried cobs used as a wash for poison ivy rash.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 77
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Navajo Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Leaves used in mixture for the Night Chant medicine. One part of the Night Chant medicine consists of a mixture of 'blue pollen,' wild plants, and tobacco to which was added the leaves from corn plants gathered in the east, south, west and north corners of the field, squash from the southeast side, bean leaves from the southwest, watermelon leaves from the northwest, and muskmelon leaves from the northeast.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 27
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Navajo Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Poultice of plant applied as ceremonial medicine for sore throats.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 27
Zea mays L.
Corn
USDA ZEMAM2
Navajo Drug, Throat Aid
Poultice of plant applied as ceremonial medicine for sore throats.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 27