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Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Iroquois Food, Beverage
Sap, thimbleberries and water used to make a drink for home consumption and longhouse ceremonies.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 142
Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake
Bark dried, pounded, sifted and made into bread.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 119
Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Iroquois Food, Sweetener
Sap used to make sugar.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 142
Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Mohegan Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of bark, removed from south side of tree, taken for cough.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269
Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Ojibwa Drug, Venereal Aid
Infusion of root bark taken for gonorrhea.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 232
Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Ojibwa Food, Sweetener
Sap used to make sugar.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 234
Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Ojibwa Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make arrows.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 234
Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Ojibwa Other, Toys & Games
Root used to make the bowl for the dice bowl game.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 234
Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Ojibwa, South Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of inner bark used for diarrhea.
Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198
Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Ojibwa, South Drug, Diuretic
Compound decoction of inner bark taken as a diuretic.
Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199
Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Omaha Dye, Black
Twigs and bark made into a black dye and used in tanning leather. The twigs and bark of new growth were boiled with water. A clay which contained iron was mixed with grease and then roasted; then it was mixed with the boiled twig and bark water. Tanned hides were soaked in this solution for two or three days to get the right color; treatment for a shorter period of time resulted in a brownish color and for a longer time resulted in black.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 324
Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Omaha Dye, Black
Twigs and bark made into a black dye and used to color tanned hides.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 100
Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Omaha Food, Sweetener
Sap boiled to make sugar and syrup.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 328
Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Omaha Food, Sweetener
Sap used to make sugar.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 100
Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Ponca Food, Sweetener
Sap used to make sugar.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 100
Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Winnebago Dye, Black
Twigs and bark made into a black dye and used to color tanned hides. The twigs and bark of new growth were boiled with water. A clay which contained iron was mixed with grease and then roasted; then it was mixed with the boiled twig and bark water. Tanned hides were soaked in this solution for two or three days to get the right color; treatment for a shorter period of time resulted in a brownish color and for a longer time resulted in black.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 100
Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Winnebago Food, Sweetener
Sap used to make sugar.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 100
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Sauce & Relish
Sap used to make syrup.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 98
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Sweetener
Sap used to make sugar.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 98
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Cherokee Fiber, Building Material
Wood used for lumber.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Cherokee Fiber, Furniture
Wood used to make furniture.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Cherokee Food, Sweetener
Juice used to make sugar.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Cherokee Food, Sweetener
Sap used to make sugar.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 32
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Cherokee Other, Decorations
Wood used to carve.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Chippewa Other, Cash Crop
Sap made into sugar and used as a commodity of intertribal commerce. Maple sugar was among the great staples in the domestic economy and was a commodity of intertribal commerce being traded to people of tribes in areas not possessing this tree.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 135
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Chippewa Other, Cooking Tools
Used to make paddles for stirring maple sap.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 377
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Dakota Food, Sweetener
Sap formerly used to make sugar.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 100
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine
Complex compound used as a blood purifier.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 378
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Compound decoction of leaves used as a wash on parts affected by 'Italian itch.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 378
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Iroquois Drug, Eye Medicine
Compound infusion of bark used as drops for blindness.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 378
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Iroquois Drug, Eye Medicine
Sap used for sore eyes.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 142
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Iroquois Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Infusion of bark with another whole plant taken by forest runners for shortness of breath.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 52
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Iroquois Drug, Unspecified
Sap, thimbleberries and water used to make a medicine.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 142
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Iroquois Food, Beverage
Sap fermented and used as an intoxicant.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 146
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Iroquois Food, Beverage
Sap made into sugar and used to make beer.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 52
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Iroquois Food, Beverage
Sap, thimbleberries and water used to make a drink for home consumption and longhouse ceremonies.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 142
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake
Bark dried, pounded, sifted and made into bread.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 119
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Iroquois Food, Sweetener
Sap used to make sugar.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 52
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Iroquois Food, Sweetener
Sap used to make sugar.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 142
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Malecite Fiber, Canoe Material
Wood used to make paddles and oars.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Malecite Food, Sauce & Relish
Used to make maple syrup.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Malecite Food, Sweetener
Used to make maple syrup and sugar.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Malecite Other, Lighting
Wood used to make torch handles.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Menominee Food, Sweetener
Boiled sap made into maple sugar and used in almost every combination of cookery.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 61
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Meskwaki Food, Sweetener
Maple sugar used instead of salt as seasoning in cooking.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 255
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Meskwaki Other, Designs
Leaf used in beadwork designs.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 266
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Micmac Food, Beverage
Bark used to make a beverage.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1951, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259, page 258
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Micmac Food, Sauce & Relish
Sap used to make maple syrup and maple sugar.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1951, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259, page 258
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Micmac Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Used to make bows and arrows.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1951, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259, page 258
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Mohegan Drug, Cough Medicine
Inner bark used as a cough remedy.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 69, 128