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This paper provides an overview of the diverse plant resource management strategies of First Nations of BC. Contrary to the predominant “hunter-gatherer” designation by anthropologists and others, First Peoples of many parts of the province were actually astute managers of plant and animal resources...
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ftdatacite:10.14288/bcs.v0i179.184112 2023-08-27T04:09:27+02:00 Plant Management Systems of British Columbia’s First Peoples ... Turner, Nancy J. Lepofsky, Dana Deur, Douglas 2013 https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/bcs.v0i179.184112 https://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/bcstudies/article/view/184112 en eng BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/bcs.v0i179 https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/bcs.v0i179.184112.g184174 https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/bcs.v0i179.184112.g187461 https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/bcs.v0i179.184112.g187462 https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/bcs.v0i179.184112.g187463 https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/bcs.v0i179.184112.g187464 https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/bcs.v0i179.184112.g187465 https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/bcs.v0i179.184112.g187466 https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/bcs.v0i179.184112.g187467 Text article-journal Article ScholarlyArticle 2013 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.14288/bcs.v0i179.18411210.14288/bcs.v0i17910.14288/bcs.v0i179.184112.g18417410.14288/bcs.v0i179.184112.g18746110.14288/bcs.v0i179.184112.g18746210.14288/bcs.v0i179.184112.g18746310.14288/bcs.v0i179.184112.g18746410.14288/bcs.v0i179.1841 2023-08-07T14:24:23Z This paper provides an overview of the diverse plant resource management strategies of First Nations of BC. Contrary to the predominant “hunter-gatherer” designation by anthropologists and others, First Peoples of many parts of the province were actually astute managers of plant and animal resources. Over thousands of years, they developed a wide range of strategies and techniques – from periodic burning of landscapes, to pruning berry bushes, tilling and selective harvesting – to maintain and enhance the quality and quantity of their resources. There are numerous examples of plant species and habitats for which various types of management have been applied. Three case studies are provided here: Culturally Modified western red-cedar trees; estuarine root gardens; and orchard-gardens from an ancient village site in Tsimshian territory. Over generations, as people’s knowledge bases, social systems and technologies mature, plants and environments become embedded into complex belief systems, in which cultural ... : BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly, No 179: Ethnobotany in BC: Autumn 2013 ... Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Tsimshian Tsimshian* DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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This paper provides an overview of the diverse plant resource management strategies of First Nations of BC. Contrary to the predominant “hunter-gatherer” designation by anthropologists and others, First Peoples of many parts of the province were actually astute managers of plant and animal resources. Over thousands of years, they developed a wide range of strategies and techniques – from periodic burning of landscapes, to pruning berry bushes, tilling and selective harvesting – to maintain and enhance the quality and quantity of their resources. There are numerous examples of plant species and habitats for which various types of management have been applied. Three case studies are provided here: Culturally Modified western red-cedar trees; estuarine root gardens; and orchard-gardens from an ancient village site in Tsimshian territory. Over generations, as people’s knowledge bases, social systems and technologies mature, plants and environments become embedded into complex belief systems, in which cultural ... : BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly, No 179: Ethnobotany in BC: Autumn 2013 ... |
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