| Populus sp. Poplar |
Blackfoot Fiber, Building Material Used to make the centerpoles of the ceremonial lodges. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 29 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Blackfoot Food, Fodder Bark fed to horses during war parties. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 28 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items Inner bark used as punk in the ceremonial lighting of pipes. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 28 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items Pole used as Sun Dance ceremony centerpiece to symbolize the axis between people and world beyond. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 28 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Blackfoot Other, Decorations Used to make head wreaths by the Motokiks. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 29 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Blackfoot Other, Fuel Branches used for firewood. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 28 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Blackfoot Other, Incense & Fragrance Sap rubbed on the bodies of horse thieves to disguise the human scent. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 28 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Blackfoot Other, Preservative Branches used for drying meat. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 28 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Carrier Drug, Anthelmintic Fresh bark growth scraped and given to children with worms. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 68 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Carrier Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of boiled inner bark applied to wounds. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 68 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Carrier Drug, Pediatric Aid Fresh bark growth scraped and given to children with worms. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 68 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Carrier Fiber, Clothing Rotten wood used to wrap babies in at night as a diaper. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 68 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Chickasaw Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of roots taken for dysentery. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 11 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Coeur d'Alene Food, Unspecified Cambium layer occasionally used for food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 91 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Costanoan Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of bark made into a syrup and used to set broken bones. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 21 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Costanoan Food, Unspecified Inner bark used for food. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 248 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Cathartic Inner bark eaten as a purgative. Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of bark taken for coughs. Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Dermatological Aid Bark used for the astringent qualities. Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Creek Drug, Kidney Aid Decoction of root used as a wash in cases of dropsy. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 660 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Creek Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of bark poured over fractured limbs and inner bark used to make splints. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 660 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Creek Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of bark poured over sprained ankles or other joints. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 660 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Creek Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of bark used as a wash for a broken arm. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 11 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Dakota Food, Candy Fruit seeds used by children as chewing gum. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 361 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Dakota Food, Fodder Bark, similar to oats, used for horse feed. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 360 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Dakota Food, Sweetener Inner bark eaten in the spring and winter for the sweet taste and agreeable flavor. In the winter, the inner bark was chewed to extract the sweetness, but the fiber was rejected. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 360 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Dakota Other, Ceremonial Items Plant used in the tree burial of old times. The body was either placed in hollow tree trunks or laid on a support placed across branches. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 360 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Dakota Other, Fuel Wood used for fuel. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 360 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to make carved utensils. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 186 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Fuel Wood used for firewood. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 186 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Hopi Fiber, Building Material Trunks used as beams in construction of houses. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 71 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Hopi Food, Candy 'Berries' chewed as gum, particularly with chili. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 346 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Hopi Food, Candy Berries chewed as gum with chili. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 71 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items Leafy branches used during Snake Dance and related ceremonials. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 346 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items Leafy branches used in the Snake Dance and related ceremonies. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 71 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items Peeled shoots used to make pahos (prayer sticks). Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 346 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items Peeled shoots used to make prayer-sticks. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 71 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Hopi Other, Containers Roots carved into boxes for sacred feathers and other ceremonial objects. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 71 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Hopi Other, Containers Roots carved into boxes for sacred feathers and various ceremonial objects. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 346 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Hopi Other, Musical Instrument Hollowed sections of rotten logs made into drums. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 71 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Hopi Other, Musical Instrument Hollowed, rotten logs used to make drums. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 346 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Hopi Other, Tools Wood used to make fire spindle and sometimes the hearth. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 346 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Hopi Other, Toys & Games Roots carved into kachina dolls for children and tourists. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 71 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Hopi Other, Toys & Games Roots carved into kachina dolls for children. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 346 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Hualapai Fiber, Basketry New shoots used in basketry. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 3 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Hualapai Other, Musical Instrument Trunk hollowed out and used as a drum. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 3 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Navajo Fiber, Building Material Boughs used to make the circular or oval summer shelter. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 37 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Wood used to carve the image of a duck for the Water Chant. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 37 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Wood used to make prayersticks. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 37 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Navajo Other, Containers Wood used to make tinderboxes. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 37 |