JORDAN, JULIA A. & ELISENS, WAYNE J.; MINNIS, PAUL E. (FOREWORD).

Plains Apache Ethnobotany.

University of Oklahoma Press, Norman: 2008. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. One tribe's traditional knowledge of plants, presented for the first time. Residents of the Great Plains since the early 1500s, the Apache people were well acquainted with the native flora of the region. In Plains Apache Ethnobotany, Julia A. Jordan documents more than 110 plant species valued by the Plains Apache and preserves a wealth of detail concerning traditional Apache collection, preparation, and use of these plant species for food, medicine, ritual, and material culture. The traditional Apache economy centered on hunting, gathering, and trading with other tribes. Throughout their long history the Apache lived in or traveled to many different parts of the plains, gaining an intimate knowledge of a wide variety of plant resources. Part of this traditional knowledge, especially that pertaining to plants of Oklahoma, has been captured here by Jordan's fieldwork, conducted with elders of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma in the mid-1960s, a time when much traditional knowledge was being lost. Plains Apache Ethnobotany is the most comprehensive ethnobotanical study of a southern plains tribe. Handsomely illustrated, this book is a valuable resource for ethnobotanists, anthropologists, historians, and anyone interested in American Indian use of native plants. Julia A. Jordan holds a master's degree in anthropology from the University of Oklahoma. As a research anthropologist, she conducted extensive fieldwork among Indians of western Oklahoma as a part of the Doris Duke Indian Oral History Project at the University of Oklahoma. Later at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History she served as consultant and co-principal investigator for several anthropological projects. Now retired, she lives in Norman, Oklahoma. Paul E. Minnis, Professor of Anthroplogy at the University of Oklahoma, is the editor of Ethnobotany: A Reader and coeditor of Biodiversity and Native America. Wayne J. Elisens, Professor of Botany and curator of the Bebb Herbarium at the University of Oklahoma, is coeditor of Biodiversity and Native America.
¶ 240 pages.

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Book number: 73158X2

Catalogue: BOTANY

Keywords: ( Indians Native Americans . . . Plants American West Great ).

LEVINE, FRANCES AND JOSEPH C. WINTER (EDITORS). WITH SECTIONS BY EMILY K. ABBINK, JACK B. BERTRAM, NANON ROBYN COTE, WILLIAM H. DOLEMAN, JOHN D. HAYS, ELIZABETH A. H. JOHN, FRANCIS LEVINE, MICHAEL P. MARSHALL, PAUL MINNIS, FRED NIALS, ET. AL.

Investigations at Sites 48 and 77, Santa Rosa Lake, Guadalupe County, New Mexico. An Inquiry Into the Nature of Archeological Reality. Two Volumes.

Albuquerque:, Office of Contract Archeology University of New Mexico,, 1987.. Paperback. Two Volumes. Complete Set. Very Good++ in Original Printed Wrappers with Mild Cover Edge Wear, Mild Soil Edges. With Endmaps and Microfiche Appendices in Rear Volume 2. 4tos. Xxiii, 917 Pps..

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Book number: 19094

Keywords: Archeology

MINNIS, PAUL E (EDITOR).

People And Plants In Ancient Eastern North America.

University of Arizona Press, Tucson 2010. Softcover. Brand new book. The environmental diversity of North America is astounding: from circumpolar tundra with a small number of plants more than a few centimeters tall to the lush semitropical forests of the southeastern United States and the Caribbean Basin. No less remarkable is the record of plant usage by the various indigenous peoples who have been living here for more than 12,000 years. For the vast majority of this time, their livelihood: food, shelter, fuel, and medicine: depended on their knowledge and use of the plants that surrounded them. The most comprehensive overview in more than half a century on the interconnectedness of people and plants, this book and its companion volume, People and Plants in Ancient Western North America, present the latest information on three major topics: the uses of native plants, the history of crops and their uses, and the impact of humans on their environment. They not only contribute to our understanding of the lives of prehistoric people but also serve as guides for designing sustainable living today. INSIDEFLAP: The most comprehensive overview in more than half a century on the interconnectedness of people and plants, this book and its companion People and Plants in Ancient Western North America presents the latest information on three major topics: the use of native plants; the history of crops and their uses; and the impact of humans on their environment. It contributes not only to our understanding of the lives of prehistoric people but also serves as a guide for designing environmentally sustainable lives today.
¶ 423 pages.

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Book number: 69166X1

Catalogue: BOTANY

Keywords: ( Ethnobatany Ecology Environment).

MINNIS, PAUL E (EDITOR).

People And Plants In Ancient Western North America.

University of Arizona Press, Tucson 2010. Softcover. Brand new book. The environmental diversity of western North America is astounding: from the wind-scoured tundra of the high mountains to the seemingly desolate lowland deserts. No less remarkable is the record of plant usage by the various indigenous peoples who have been living there for more than twelve millennia. For the vast majority of this time, their livelihood: food, shelter, fuel, and medicine: depended on their knowledge and use of the plants that surrounded them. The most comprehensive overview in more than half a century on the interconnectedness of people and plants, this book and its companion volume, People and Plants in Ancient Eastern North America, present the latest information on three major topics: the uses of native plants, the history of crops and their uses, and the impact of humans on their environment. They not only contribute to our understanding of the lives of prehistoric people but also serve as guides for designing sustainable living today. INSIDEFLAP: This companion to People and Plants in Eastern North America presents the latest information on the use of native plants, the history of crops and their uses, and the impact of humans on their environment. It not only contributes to our understanding of the lives of prehistoric people, it serves as a guide for designing environmentally sustainable lives today.
¶ 440 pages.

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Book number: 69167X2

Catalogue: BOTANY

Keywords: ( Ethnobatany Ecology Environment).

MINNIS, PAUL E.

Social Adaptation to Food Stress : A Prehistoric Southwestern Example

Univ. of Chicago. 1985. (ISBN: 0226530248) Trade Paperback. 239 pgs. Name on half-title page; moderate external wear. Good.

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Book number: 12479

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: 0226530248