ABSTRACT

First published in 1991, Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples details the nutritional properties, botanical characteristics and ethnic uses of a wide variety of traditional plant foods used by the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. Comprehensive and detailed, this volume explores both the technical use of plants and their cultural connections. It will be of interest to scholars from a variety of backgrounds, including Indigenous Peoples with their specific cultural worldviews; nutritionists and other health professionals who work with Indigenous Peoples and other rural people; other biologists, ethnologists, and organizations that address understanding of the resources of the natural world; and academic audiences from a variety of disciplines.

chapter Chapter 1|3 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 2|4 pages

What’s So Special about Indigenous Foods?

chapter Chapter 5|73 pages

Comprehensive List of Plant Food Species

chapter Chapter 6|133 pages

Nutrient Values of Traditional Plant Foods

chapter |9 pages

References for Nutrient Tables