| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Toys & Games Branches used to make staves for a dice type gambling game. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 70 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Quinault Other, Fuel Dead wood used for smoking salmon. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Saanich Food, Spice Leaves used in steaming pits to flavor deer, seal or porpoise meat. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 77 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Salish, Coast Food, Unspecified Cambium eaten in small quantities with oil. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 77 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Salish, Coast Other, Fuel Wood used as an excellent fuel. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 77 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Skagit Fiber, Canoe Material Wood used to make canoe paddles. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Skagit Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to cover food cooking in pits. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Skagit, Upper Other, Containers Leaves used to cover food cooking in pits. Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 42 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Snohomish Fiber, Canoe Material Wood used to make canoe paddles. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Snohomish Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to cover food cooking in pits. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Squaxin Other, Containers Leaves used to lay fish on while cleaning. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Swinomish Fiber, Furniture Wood used to make cradle boards. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Swinomish Other, Cooking Tools Dead wood used for smoking salmon. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Swinomish Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to make dishes and spoons. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Drug, Tonic Raw sap used as a tonic in the olden days. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Fiber, Basketry Inner bark used to make scouring pads, temporary baskets and sometimes for weaving bags. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Fiber, Scouring Material Inner bark used to make scouring pads and sometimes for weaving bags and for temporary baskets. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Food, Sauce & Relish Sap boiled to make a type of maple syrup. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Raw shoots used for food. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Food, Vegetable Sprouted seeds boiled and eaten as green vegetables. The sprouted seeds were generally bitter, but the young shoots were considered to be quite sweet and juicy. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Other, Containers Inner bark used to make scouring pads, temporary baskets and sometimes for weaving bags. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Other, Cooking Tools Inner bark used to make soapberry whippers. Children sometimes made miniature whisks which they used to whip the juice that was left after the dried soapberries were soaked. They made the juice with their whisks and then drank it. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used in pit cooking, to line the pit and interspersed between the layers of food. The leaves were also used between layers of fish in fish caches. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to line the containers used in making ripened salmon eggs. The maple leaves were used to line the basket and were placed in layers between the eggs. The eggs were generally prepared in a birch bark basket, placed in a hole in the ground lined with birch bark and left there until springtime when they were considered cooked. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to make soapberry eating paddles. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Tlingit Other, Decorations Wood used to make wood carvings. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Tolowa Fiber, Clothing Bark fibers used to make women's skirts. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 15 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Tsimshian Other, Decorations Wood used to make wood carvings. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Wailaki Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Bark cut into one-inch bands, fastened together into a roll and used to catch deer. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 365 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Dried Food Inner bark scrapings dried and kept for winter use. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 44 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Sweetener Inner bark boiled until sugar crystallizes out of it. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 44 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Cheyenne Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Wood burned as incense for making spiritual medicines. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 4 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Cheyenne Food, Candy Sap boiled, added to animal hide shavings and eaten as a relished candy. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 13 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Cheyenne Food, Candy Sap mixed with shavings from inner sides of animal hides and eaten as candy. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 4 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Cheyenne Other, Ceremonial Items Wood burned during Sundance ceremonies. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 4 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Cheyenne Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to make bowls. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 46 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Cheyenne Other, Fuel Wood burned and used for cooking meat. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 4 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Cheyenne Other, Fuel Wood used as firewood for cooking meat. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 13 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Dakota Food, Sweetener Sap used to make sugar. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 366 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Dakota Other, Ceremonial Items Wood made into charcoal and used for ceremonial painting and tattooing. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 101 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Dakota Other, Decorations Wood used to obtain charcoal for tattooing. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 366 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Keres, Western Other, Ceremonial Items Twigs made into prayer sticks. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Kiowa Other, Ceremonial Items Wood burned in the altar fire of 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 40 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Meskwaki Drug, Emetic Decoction of inner bark taken as an emetic. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 200 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Montana Indian Food, Sauce & Relish Sap boiled or frozen and used as a sweet syrup. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 4 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Montana Indian Other, Cooking Tools Large trunk burls or knots used to make bowls and dishes. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 4 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Montana Indian Other, Musical Instrument Large trunk burls or knots used to make drums. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 4 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Montana Indian Other, Smoking Tools Large trunk burls or knots used to make pipe stems. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 4 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Navajo Other, Tools Wood used to make tubes for bellows. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Ojibwa Drug, Emetic Infusion of inner bark taken as an emetic. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 353 |