Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples: Nutrition, Botany and Use

by Harrie Kuhnlein, Nancy J. Turner

This volume details the nutritional properties, botanical characteristics and ethnic uses of traditional food plants of indigenous Canadian Peoples. It contains an index of over one thousand plants from all provinces of Canada, as well as the bordering states, for which the Indian and Inuit peoples of each regfion have been consulted as the definitive source concerning plant usage within the scope of their environment and culture. Health care professionals and organizations working with Indigenous Canadian Peoples, biologists, ehtnologists and academics will appreciate the comprehensive information compiled on nutritional, medical and botanical characteristics.

633 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Gavin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book helped me put together a list of species to garden and forage. I will be revisiting this book for the nutrition charts and food preparation methods.