Food Plants of British Columbia Indians Part 2 Interior Peoples Nancy J. Turner

Description: Stated First edition 1978. Few signs of use to pages and covers except minor handling and slight corner curling. OCR scan: BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCIAL MUSEUM HANDBOOK No. 36 Food Plants ofBritish Columbia Indians PART II-INTERIOR PEOPLES byNANCY J. TURNER Province of British ColumbiaMinistry of the Provincial Secretaryand Travel Industry ISSN 0068-1628 PREFACEThis is the second volume, in a set of two, on Food Plants ofBritish Columbia Indians. The first covers the Coastal Indiangroups of the Province-the Coast Salish, Nootka, Kwakiutl, BellaCoola, Coast Tsimshian, and Haida-while this volume exploresthe food plants used by the various groups of the Interior.As with the first volume, much of the information on gatheringand preparing foods contained in this handbook was obtained fromelderly members of contemporary Indian communities. My fieldresearch on Interior Indian plant uses began in 1972 with FraserRiver Lillooet, and has continued to the present, covering Pem-berton Lillooet, Thompson, Okanagan, Kootenay, and peripherallyShuswap. I owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to the many nativepeople who generously contributed their time and knowledge tothese studies. I would especially like to thank Sam Mitchell, ofFountain, near Lillooet; Mrs. Martina LaRochelle, of Lillooet;Charlie Mack and Baptiste Ritchie, of Mount Currie; Miss AnnieYork, of Spuzzum; Louis Phillips, of Lytton; Miss Selina Tim-oyakin and Larry Pierre, of Penticton; Martin Louie, of Oliver;Harry Robinson, of Keremeos; Mr. and Mrs. Willie Armstrong, ofPenticton; Mrs. Eliza Archie, of Canim Lake; Mrs. Aimee August,of Chase; Mrs. Mary Paul and the late Frank Whitehead, of St.Mary's Mission, Cranbrook; and Mrs. Catherine Grevelle, ofTobacco Plains. To all of these people I dedicate this volume. Ihope that they, their children, and grandchildren will enjoy readingit and reliving some past pleasures.I am also indebted to R. Bouchard and Ms. Dorothy Kennedy,of the British Columbia Indian Language Project (BCILP), Vic-toria, B.C., for providing additional information on plant foods ofthe Pemberton, Lillooet, Okanagan, Chase Shuswap, and Thomp-son Indians from their field research, to Dr. S. McNeary forpermitting me to use his field-notes on Niska plant uses, and to Dr.B. Carlson and R. May for providing information on Kalispel andSpokane plant uses.My field research was facilitated by the generous assistance ofR. Bouchard, Ms. Dorothy Kennedy, Dr. and Mrs. L. C. Thomp- rescarss of te TABLE OF CONTENTS Sotasford Preface IntroductionFormatSources of InformationThe Physical Environment.The Interior Indians and Their Use of Plant FoodsNative Peoples of the Interior.Plants in Indian DietHarvesting Plant FoodsPreparation of Plant FoodsPlant Foods Through the SeasonsPlant Foods and Trading Practices Lichens (Lichenes) Mushrooms and Fungi Ferns (Pteridophyta) Conifers (Pinatae) Flowering Plants (Angiospermae)-MonocotyledonsFlowering Plants (Angiospermae)-Dicotyledons Appendix 1. Food Plants Used by Coastal Indians, but Util-ized Only Peripherally or Sporadically by InteriorPeoples Appendix 2. Plants Having Limited or Sporadic Use Amongthe Interior Indians of British Columbia and AdjacentGroups as Sources of Tea, Tobacco, Gum, Casual Edi-bles, or Flower Nectar. 7 Index Appendix 3. Some Non-native Food Plants Used by theInterior Indians of British Columbia Appendix 4. Some Plants Considered to Be Poisonous orInedible by the Interior Indians of British ColumbiaGlossary ReferencesInterior Indians of British Columbia and Adjacent AreasPlants of British ColumbiaEdible, Useful, and Poisonous Plants of the Interior ofBritish Columbia and Adjacent Areas

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