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Atsugewi Food, Unspecified Roots cooked in earth oven and used for food. Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 138 |
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Blackfoot Drug, Panacea Chewed roots blown onto affected part by the diviner. The healing qualities of the spray were believed to penetrate the body at that place. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 83 |
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Blackfoot Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of roots and leaves taken for chest troubles. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 72 |
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Blackfoot Drug, Strengthener Fruit chewed by long distance runners to avoid sideaches. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 67 |
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Blackfoot Food, Unspecified Flowers used to make pemmican. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 103 |
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Blackfoot Food, Unspecified Roots eaten raw or roasted. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 49 |
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Blackfoot Other, Good Luck Charm Fruits stuffed into a porcupine foot and tied on a young girl's hair as a good luck charm. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 115 |
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Blackfoot Other, Hide Preparation Fruits used during the tanning process of animal pelts to keep them from smelling. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 115 |
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Montana Indian Food, Staple Spring roots reduced to flour. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 15 |
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Montana Indian Food, Unspecified Roots eaten raw, roasted or baked. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 26 |
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Montana Indian Food, Unspecified Spring roots eaten. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 15 |
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Montana Indian Food, Vegetable Fusiform root eaten baked, roasted or raw. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 15 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of flowers and upper leaves taken for colds. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 70 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of flowers and upper leaves taken for sore throats. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 70 |
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Okanagan-Colville Food, Dried Food Flowers and upper leaves dried for future use. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 70 |
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Okanagan-Colville Food, Spice Dried flowers and upper leaves used to flavor meats, stews and salads. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 70 |
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Okanagan-Colville Food, Substitution Food Flowers and upper leaves sometimes used as a substitute food. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 70 |
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Paiute Other, Malicious Magic When broken, it brought the cold wind. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 96 |