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Ethnobotany Vault : Ethnobotany and Economic Botany. When Europeans first arrived, in both eastern and southwestern North America north of Mexico, they found people who were practicing agriculture, much of it with crops from Mexico. Consequently, the use of native wild plants received scant attention. This changed, however, when the Europeans penetrated the areas inhabited by hunters and gatherers. According to R. I. Ford (1986), "the traditional use of plants and animals by American Indians is better documented than for the early peoples of any other continental area of the world. " The immigrants to North America from Europe brought the Old World crops to North America, and those plants soon came to be the dominant cultivated crops in northern North America.
The American Indians utilized a large number of plants for food or beverages. One of the most widely distributed sources of food was provided by oaks (Quercus spp.). Camas (Camasia quamash) was widely used in western North America. More recently B. Table 9.1. Cite as: Heiser, C. Survival and zombie. The Open Source Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse. COOKIN' WITH THREE SISTERS. Manataka American Indian Council Introduction This entire section is courtesy of the Oneida Indian Nation who developed an effective program call the Three Sisters Nutrition Project to benefit American Indians suffering from a variety of modern diseases.
"...The lifestyle changes that have occurred among Indian people over the past 200 years have contributed to the high incidence of such disabling diseases as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. It is the goal of the Three Sisters Nutrition Project to help our people regain healthy diet and exercise habits by returning to their traditional foods, with the added benefit of current nutrition knowledge, which teaches us how to limit the amounts of fat and salt in our diet... " It is our hope that you will refer to it often when meal planning for your family, so that you may enjoy the benefits of healthy eating. ©2000 Oneida Indian Nation. Creamed Cheese Corn Casserole Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Corn Tortilla Casserole Fanciful Corn. Seven Primitive Survival Shelters That Could Save Your Life. How to Make a Two-Strand Cord Many plant materials, including grasses that resist breaking when bent and the inner barks of shrubs and willows, can make strong enough cordage to lash thatching onto shelters.
Thin willow wands, flexible capillary tree roots, rawhide cut from animal skins, and sinew strands that encase animal muscle make stronger cord, suitable for snare traps, bowstrings, and bindings. Directions Holding the cordage material between your thumbs and first fingers, twist it to form a kink in the middle. Now twist each half separately in a clockwise direction, then pass them around each other in a counterclockwise direction as shown. (A strand can be composed of one or more fibers, depending upon the diameter of the cordage material available.) Weave in more strands for greater length.