Naut'staarpet-- our plants : a Kodiak Alutiiq plantlore
Title:
Naut'staarpet-- our plants : a Kodiak Alutiiq plantlore
JLCTITLE245:
by Priscilla N. Russell ; edited by Amy F. Steffian, Carolyn Parker, and Gayla Pedersen ; photographic editing by Patrick G. Saltonstall.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Kodiak, AK : Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository, 2017.
Physical Description:
181 pages : illustrations (color), portraits (color) ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9781929650118
Abstract:
"Priscilla Russell's Kodiak Alutiiq plantlore captures the many connections between Alutiiq people and plants. Her careful study reveals how the Alutiiq harvest, process, and use everything from wild berries and vegetables to wood and medicinal plants. Information shared by Alutiiq people forms the heart of her book. Russell visited every Kodiak Alutiiq community between May and December of 1990, working beside plant harvesters and taking extensive notes and photographs. Her research provides a comprehensive view of Alutiiq plant use in the twentieth century and in-depth documentation of traditional ecological knowledge"--Page 4 of cover.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-168) and indexes.
Contents:
Dedication -- Foreword -- Preface -- Quyanaa : thank you -- Harvesting carefully -- A note of caution -- Part I: Introduction -- The physical environment -- Gathering, processing & preserving plants -- Part II: Trees & shrubs without berry-like fruit -- Plants with berry-like fruit -- Other edible berries -- Weg'et = Grasses -- Grass basket-making -- Naut'staat = Wild vegetables -- Medicinal plants -- Marine algae ("seaweeds") -- Miscellaneous plants -- Poisonous plants -- Unidentified plants -- References -- Glossary -- About the author -- Index: Alutiiq plant names -- English plant names -- Scientific plant names.