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Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
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Nitinaht Other, Containers
Bark sheets used to make cases for storing whale harpoon heads.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 67
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Nitinaht Other, Containers
Wood used to make storage boxes.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 67
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
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Nitinaht Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used to make bowls, cooking boxes and spreading sticks to prevent dried fish from curling up.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 67
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
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Nitinaht Other, Decorations
Bark used for mask adornments.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 67
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Nitinaht Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Green boughs used to catch herring spawn.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 67
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Nitinaht Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used for the slats or poles of fish weirs, gaff sticks and to make arrow shafts.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 67
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
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Nitinaht Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Young limbs twisted and used as basket traps for fish.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 67
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Infusion of boughs used to soak painful joints from arthritis and rheumatism.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Weak infusion of boughs taken for painful joints from arthritis and rheumatism.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of boughs and three plants used for washing the skin and hair during sweatbathing. The three plants were Douglas fir boughs, rose branches and often a small quantity of stinging nettle.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of boughs used as a hair wash for dandruff and scalp 'germs.'
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Poison
Infusion of boughs considered toxic in large doses.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Tonic
Decoction of boughs and three plants taken as a sweathouse tonic. The three plants were Douglas fir boughs, rose branches and often a small quantity of stinging nettle.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Tonic
Weak infusion of boughs taken as a sweathouse tonic.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Basketry
Bark used for weaving rough baskets.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
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Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Basketry
Split roots used to make a high quality, coiled, watertight and strong basket.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
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Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Brushes & Brooms
Boughs used to scrub the skin in the sweathouse.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Building Material
Bark used to make a covering for sweathouse frames and insulation for tule tipis.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Building Material
Bark used to make a raised storage cache.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
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Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Building Material
Logs used to make A-frame shelters and to cover the rafters of an underground house. The logs were burned into six meter lengths and boards split off with horn wedges.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Canoe Material
Wood used to make canoes, frames for birchbark canoes and paddles.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Bark used, when tule not available, for weaving mats.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Okanagan-Colville Other, Ceremonial Items
Boughs used in church on Palm Sunday.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Okanagan-Colville Other, Ceremonial Items
Infusion of cedar, fir & rose branches of equal size used as bathing water for sweathouse ritual.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Okanagan-Colville Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make bows and arrows and dipnet frames.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Okanagan-Colville Other, Musical Instrument
Wood used to make drum hoops.
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 20
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Okanagon Fiber, Clothing
Inner bark and stems used to make clothing.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Okanagon Fiber, Cordage
Inner bark and stems used to make rope and twine.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Okanagon Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Inner bark and stems used to make mats and blankets.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Okanagon Fiber, Sewing Material
Inner bark and stems used to make thread.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Okanagon Other, Containers
Inner bark and stems used to make bags.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
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Oweekeno Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Wood made into shamanistic soul catchers to use in ritual healing.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 66
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Fiber, Basketry
Fibrous tissue used to make baskets.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Fiber, Basketry
Inner bark and roots used to make baskets.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 66
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Fiber, Basketry
Inner bark used to make baskets.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Fiber, Building Material
Wood used for construction.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Fiber, Canoe Material
Fibrous tissue used to make canoe bailers.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Fiber, Canoe Material
Inner bark used to make canoe bailers.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Fiber, Canoe Material
Inner bark used to make sails for canoes.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Fiber, Canoe Material
Wood used to make dugout canoes.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Fiber, Clothing
Fibrous tissue used to make napkins and clothing.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Fiber, Clothing
Inner bark used to make dance costumes.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 66
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Fiber, Clothing
Inner bark used to make women's aprons, conical rain capes and napkins.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Fiber, Clothing
Wood used to make hoops worn by dancers as part of their costumes.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 66
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Fiber, Cordage
Inner bark made into cordage and used as lanyards or lines and to secure boxes.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Fibrous tissue used for weaving mats and screens.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Other, Ceremonial Items
Bark used to make neck, wrist and ankle rings worn by dancers.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 66
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Other, Ceremonial Items
Fibrous tissue used to make ceremonial head, neck, ankle and wrist rings.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 63
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Other, Ceremonial Items
Inner bark used to make head rings worn by dancers.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 66
Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
Western Redcedar
USDA THPL
Oweekeno Other, Ceremonial Items
Inner bark woven into dance screens.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 66