| Betula nana L. Bog Birch USDA BENA |
Eskimo, Alaska Other, Fuel Shrub burned to smoke fish. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 35 |
| Betula nana L. Bog Birch USDA BENA |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Wood used for 'springs' under skin bedding. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184 |
| Betula nana L. Bog Birch USDA BENA |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Wood used for 'springs' under skin bedding. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184 |
| Betula nana L. Bog Birch USDA BENA |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Fuel Used as tinder, even when wet, and for cooking fires for lack of larger wood. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184 |
| Betula nana L. Bog Birch USDA BENA |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Fuel Used as tinder, even when wet, and for cooking fires for lack of larger wood. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184 |
| Betula nana L. Bog Birch USDA BENA |
Eskimo, Western Drug, Analgesic Compound decoction of leaves taken for stomachache and intestinal discomfort. Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 5 |
| Betula nana L. Bog Birch USDA BENA |
Eskimo, Western Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Compound decoction of leaves taken for stomachache and intestinal discomfort. Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 5 |