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Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Canoe Material
Wood used to make canoe paddles.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 48
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Canoe Material
Wood used to make ribs and gunwales for birch bark canoes.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 48
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Caulking Material
Pitch used as a sealant for birch bark canoes.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 48
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Bark sheets used for tent flooring.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 48
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Sewing Material
Roots used to sew birch bark baskets and canoes.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 48
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Cree, Woodlands Food, Candy
Gum chewed as a confection.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 48
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Cree, Woodlands Food, Candy
Gum chewed for pleasure.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 48
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Cree, Woodlands Other, Cooking Tools
Split log hollowed out to make a dish to feed fish broth to puppies.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 48
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Cree, Woodlands Other, Fasteners
Wood pegs used to fasten the tabs on the bottom & top pieces to the basket body during construction.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 48
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Cree, Woodlands Other, Hide Preparation
Rotten, dried wood burned in a slow fire to smoke tan hides.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 48
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Cree, Woodlands Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make floats for fishing nets.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 48
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Cree, Woodlands Other, Tools
Dead, standing trees used to make a moose hide stretcher.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 48
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Alaska Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of resin applied to wounds.
Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 716
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Alaska Drug, Unspecified
Infusion of needles used as medicine for all purposes.
Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 716
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Candy
Resin chewed for pleasure.
Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 716
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Inuktitut Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of gum and grease applied to pustulant wounds.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Inuktitut Drug, Respiratory Aid
Decoction of gum or needles taken for respiratory infections.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Inuktitut Fiber, Building Material
Wood used to make cabins and caches.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Inuktitut Fiber, Canoe Material
Split wood used to make fish traps and canoe or kayak stringers.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Inuktitut Fiber, Cordage
Split, inner root bark or small rootlets used as fishing lines & cord for making & repairing tools.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Inuktitut Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Needles used as flooring in tents.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Inuktitut Food, Unspecified
Cambium eaten in the spring.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Ceremonial Items
Roots used to make headgear and masks.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Containers
Roots used to make trays and buckets.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Cooking Tools
Roots used to make spoons, dippers and bowls.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Fuel
Wood used for fires.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Roots used to make floats.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Split wood used to make fish traps and canoe or kayak stringers.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of green needles taken or raw needles chewed as cough medicine.
Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 28, 29
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Nunivak Drug, Dermatological Aid
Resin applied to wounds.
Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 325
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Nunivak Drug, Panacea
Infusion of needles used as a medicine for all purposes.
Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 325
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Eskimo, Western Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of needles taken or raw needles chewed as a cough medicine.
Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 24
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Gitksan Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of bark or inner bark used for colds.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Gitksan Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of bark or inner bark used for coughs.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Gitksan Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Decoction of bark or inner bark used for flu.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Gitksan Drug, Tonic
Decoction of bark or inner bark used as a tonic.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Gitksan Food, Unspecified
Cambium eaten fresh.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 151
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Gum chewed to facilitate digestion.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 83
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Iroquois Fiber, Brushes & Brooms
Wood used to make scrub brushes.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 83
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Iroquois Other, Fuel
Bark used to start fires.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 83
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Koyukon Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Pitch, swan feathers & slender grass tops burned by shamans when making medicine for a sick person.
Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 50
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Koyukon Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of needles used as a rub or bath for dry skin or sores.
Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 49
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Koyukon Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pitch applied to sores and cuts.
Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 50
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Koyukon Drug, Hunting Medicine
Tops put in animal track by girls before stepping over it, to avoid alienating animals from hunters.
Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 49
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Koyukon Drug, Kidney Aid
Infusion of needles taken for kidney problems.
Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 49
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Koyukon Drug, Panacea
Infusion of needles taken to promote general good health.
Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 49
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Koyukon Drug, Unspecified
Tree tops used by the shamans to brush people and remove their sickness.
Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 49
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Koyukon Fiber, Building Material
Wood split or ripsawed and used as lumber for house construction, caches and tent frames.
Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 50
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Koyukon Fiber, Building Material
Wood used for the building log houses.
Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 50
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Koyukon Fiber, Canoe Material
Wood split or ripsawed and used to make boats and canoes.
Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 50