Plants That We Eat
Nauriat Nigiñaqtaut - From the traditional wisdom of the Iñupiat Elders of Northwest Alaska
Distributed for University of Alaska Press
241 pages
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60 halftones
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7 x 10
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© 2010
- Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Green Leaves
Part II. Leaves: Cooked, Raw, and Fermented
Part III. Berries
Part IV. Roots and Other Underground Parts
Part V. Tea and Medicinal Plants
Appendices
A. Storage Places for Leaves and Berries
B. Containers for Storing Berries and Cooked or Fermented Leaves
C. Akutuq (Eskimo Ice Cream)
D. Let the Animals Gather Your Food
E. Nutritional Tables and Comments
F. Warnings—Pollution, Mold, and Milk
G. Poisonous Plants
Glossary of Iñupiaq Words
Bibliography
Index
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Green Leaves
Part II. Leaves: Cooked, Raw, and Fermented
Part III. Berries
Part IV. Roots and Other Underground Parts
Part V. Tea and Medicinal Plants
Appendices
A. Storage Places for Leaves and Berries
B. Containers for Storing Berries and Cooked or Fermented Leaves
C. Akutuq (Eskimo Ice Cream)
D. Let the Animals Gather Your Food
E. Nutritional Tables and Comments
F. Warnings—Pollution, Mold, and Milk
G. Poisonous Plants
Glossary of Iñupiaq Words
Bibliography
Index
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