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Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Beverage Fruit ground and sugar added to make a thick drink. 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 53 |
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Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Bread & Cake Pods dried, washed, ground into flour and made into bread. 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 41 |
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Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Dried Food Fruits gathered, dried and stored in sacks. 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 41 |
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Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Special Food Raw pods chewed and eaten as a delicacy. 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 41 |
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Apache, Mescalero Drug, Ear Medicine Pods soaked in water and used for earache. Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 44 |
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Apache, Western Drug, Ear Medicine Bean placed in ear for earache. Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 178 |
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Cahuilla Drug, Unspecified Roots and bark had medicinal value. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 118 |
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Cahuilla Fiber, Building Material Large limbs used in construction. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 118 |
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Cahuilla Food, Beverage Pod meal and water used to make a beverage. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 118 |
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Cahuilla Food, Beverage Pods crushed into a pulpy juice and used to make a beverage. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 118 |
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Cahuilla Food, Bread & Cake Pod meal and water used to make cakes. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 118 |
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Cahuilla Food, Dried Food Ripe pods allowed to dry or picked after fully dried and ground into meal. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 118 |
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Cahuilla Food, Staple Pod meal and water used to make mush. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 118 |
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Cahuilla Food, Staple Pods used as one of the important food staples. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 118 |
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Cahuilla Food, Staple Ripe pods allowed to dry or picked after fully dried and ground into meal. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 118 |
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Cahuilla Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Small limbs used to make bows. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 118 |
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Cahuilla Other, Tools Long branch made into a mescal cutter to sever agave leaves. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 118 |
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Hualapai Fiber, Furniture Roots used to make cradleboard frames. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 45 |
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Hualapai Food, Dried Food Pods dried and stored for later use. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 45 |
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Hualapai Food, Unspecified Pods used for food. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 45 |
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Isleta Food, Unspecified Pods chewed for the starch content and agreeable taste. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 43 |
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Kamia Food, Unspecified Coiled pod used for food. Gifford, E. W., 1931, The Kamia of Imperial Valley, Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, page 23 |
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Mohave Food, Beverage Bean pods rotted in a pit for a month, dried, ground into a flour and used to make a drink. Stewart, Kenneth M., 1965, Mohave Indian Gathering of Wild Plants, Kiva 31(1):46-53, page 46 |
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Mohave Food, Vegetable Bean pods used for food. Stewart, Kenneth M., 1965, Mohave Indian Gathering of Wild Plants, Kiva 31(1):46-53, page 46 |
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Paiute Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of gummy exudate on bark used as an eyewash. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 123 |
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Paiute Food, Unspecified Pounded beans used for food. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 27 |
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Pima Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of roots used as a wash or powdered roots applied to sores. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 96 |
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Pima Drug, Dermatological Aid Powdered root bark or decoction used to dress wounds. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 79 |
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Pima Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of roots taken for troubles with menses. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 96 |
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Pima Fiber, Building Material Wood used for fence posts. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 96 |
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Pima Food, Beverage Beans ground, mixed with water and made into a nourishing and sweet beverage. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 96 |
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Pima Food, Beverage Beans sun dried, pounded into meal, mixed with cold water and used as a drink. Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 261 |
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Pima Food, Candy Fresh, sugary pods chewed by children. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 96 |
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Pima Food, Forage Pods and foliage eaten by grazing animals. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 96 |
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Pima Food, Staple Beans pit cooked, dried, pounded and eaten as pinole. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 75 |
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Pima Food, Staple Beans pit roasted for several days, dried and ground into a pinole. 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 45 |
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Pima Other, Fuel Wood used for fuel. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 96 |
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Pima, Gila River Food, Snack Food Catkins eaten as a snack food by all age groups. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5 |
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Pima, Gila River Food, Snack Food Sap eaten as a snack food by all age groups. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5 |
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Pima, Gila River Food, Staple Beans used to make flour. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5 |
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Pima, Gila River Food, Staple Fruit used as a staple food. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7 |
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Pima, Gila River Other, Season Indicator Leaves used as a sign that planted crops would be safe from freezing weather. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 6 |
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Tewa Drug, Ear Medicine Pods twisted into the ear for an earache. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 69 |