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Acoma Food, Porridge Seeds cooked well, dried and made into mush before use. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 22 |
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Apache, Western Food, Vegetable Leaves and whole, young plants used as greens. Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 192 |
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Gosiute Drug, Eye Medicine Poultice of pounded, soaked leaves applied to sore eyes. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 366 |
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Havasupai Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 221 |
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Hopi Food, Unspecified Leaves and flowers boiled and used for food. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 16 |
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Hopi Food, Unspecified Young plants boiled for food. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 77 |
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Hopi Food, Vegetable Plants boiled and eaten like spinach. This plant was so important economically that it was listed in songs with corn, pumpkins and cotton, the three main cultivated plants. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 24 |
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Isleta Dye, Unspecified Roots formerly used to make a dye. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 26 |
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Isleta Food, Bread & Cake Large seeds formerly used to make a flour for bread. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 26 |
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Isleta Food, Bread & Cake Seeds made into a meal and used to make bread. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 22 |
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Isleta Food, Vegetable Leaves used as greens. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 26 |
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Jemez Food, Bread & Cake Green parts boiled, fibrous material removed, molded into cakes and fried in grease, a delicacy. Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 26 |
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Jemez Food, Vegetable Young and tender plants eaten as greens. Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 26 |
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Keres, Western Food, Porridge Dried seeds cooked into a mush and eaten. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 37 |
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Keres, Western Food, Vegetable Leaves and shoots used for food as greens. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 37 |
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Keresan Food, Unspecified Seeds cooked and eaten. White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 559 |
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Keresan Food, Vegetable Leaves cooked as greens. White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 559 |
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Keresan Other, Paint Used to make the black paint for pottery decoration. White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 559 |
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Laguna Food, Porridge Seeds cooked well, dried and made into mush before use. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 22 |
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Navajo Food, Bread & Cake Dried leaves and meat or tallow used to make dumplings. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 50 |
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Navajo Food, Dried Food Leaves dried and stored for winter use. Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 13 |
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Navajo Food, Dried Food Young plants boiled, pressed, rolled into balls, dried and stored for winter use. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 24 |
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Navajo Food, Dried Food Young shoots boiled, rolled into small balls and dried for winter use. Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 223 |
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Navajo Food, Soup Dried leaves used to make stew. Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 13 |
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Navajo Food, Soup Leaves, onions, wild celery and tallow or meat used to make stew. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 50 |
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Navajo Food, Soup Plant made into stew with wild onions, wild celery, tallow or bits of meat. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 24 |
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Navajo Food, Spice Used as a seasoning. Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 149 |
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Navajo Food, Unspecified Pods used for food. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 50 |
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Navajo Food, Unspecified Young plants boiled, pressed, rolled into balls and eaten. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 24 |
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Navajo Food, Vegetable Leaves boiled like spinach. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 50 |
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Navajo Food, Vegetable Young plants boiled and rolled into balls and eaten. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 50 |
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Navajo Food, Vegetable Young plants boiled with a pinch of salt and eaten as greens. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 24 |
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Navajo Food, Vegetable Young shoots boiled, rolled into small balls and eaten fresh with or without mutton. Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 223 |
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Navajo Food, Vegetable Young shoots eaten as greens. Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 223 |
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Navajo Food, Winter Use Food Young plants boiled, rolled into balls, dried and stored for the winter. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 50 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Blood Medicine Decoction of seeds used ceremonially to give 'good blood.' Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 29 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Decoction of seeds used ceremonially to improve voice and give 'good blood.' Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 29 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Cold infusion of leaves used as a body and shoe deodorant. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 29 |
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Navajo, Ramah Drug, Throat Aid Decoction of seeds used ceremonially to improve voice. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 29 |
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Navajo, Ramah Food, Dried Food Young plants boiled twice and dried in small balls for later use. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 29 |
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Navajo, Ramah Food, Fodder Young plants used for sheep and horse feed. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 29 |
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Navajo, Ramah Food, Unspecified Young plants boiled twice and meat added or plants removed and fried. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 29 |
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Oregon Indian Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of whole plant taken for fever. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 40 |
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Pueblo Food, Staple Used as one of the most important food plants. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 24 |
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San Felipe Food, Unspecified Flower buds salted and eaten as food. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 24 |
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Sia Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. White, Leslie A., 1962, The Pueblo of Sia, New Mexico, XXX SI-BAE Bulletin #, page 107 |
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Sia Food, Vegetable Leaves cooked as greens. White, Leslie A., 1962, The Pueblo of Sia, New Mexico, XXX SI-BAE Bulletin #, page 107 |
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Tewa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of plant taken for stomach disorders and poultice of plant used on abdomen. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 58, 59 |
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Tewa Food, Unspecified Young plants boiled, dried, soaked in hot water, fried in grease and used for food. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 58 |
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Tewa Food, Vegetable Plants boiled and eaten like spinach. This plant was so important economically that it was listed in songs with corn, pumpkins and cotton, the three main cultivated plants. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 24 |