Plants of Haida Gwaii = X̲aadaa gwaay guud gina ḵʻaws (Skidegate) = X̲aadaa gwaayee guu ginn ḵʻaws (Massett) /

Turner, Nancy J., 1947-

Plants of Haida Gwaii = X̲aadaa gwaay guud gina ḵʻaws (Skidegate) = X̲aadaa gwaayee guu ginn ḵʻaws (Massett) / X̲aadaa gwaay guud gina ḵʻaws (Skidegate) X̲aadaa gwaayee guu ginn ḵʻaws (Massett) Nancy J. Turner ; with Florence Davidson ... [et al.] ; illustrations by G̲iitsx̲aa (Ron Wilson) ; prayer for Haida medicine by Gwaaganad (Diane Brown) ; epilogue by Ḵ'iilljuus (Barbara Wilson) ; current Haida names checked and revised by John Enrico ; many originally recorded by Robert D. Levine ; writing system from Golie Hans' developed for use in school curriculum, Queen Charlotte City, B.C. - Winlaw, B.C. : Sono Nis Press, 2004. - 264 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 24 cm.

Includes indexes. Some diacritics cannot be transcribe.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-222).

About the artist : G̲iitsx̲aa (Ron Wilson) -- Xaayda xil gan sing-ga suu = Prayer for Haida medicine / Preface -- Introduction -- Role of plants in Haida culture -- Plants, their Haida names and cultural roles -- Conclusions -- References -- Haida language symbols -- Haida food plants -- Plants considered poisonous or irritating -- Haida plant materials -- Haida medicinal plants -- Plants having a role in traditional beliefs and/or stories of the Haida -- Examples of plants associated with animals -- Unidentified Haida plants -- General botanical terms in Haida -- Introduced vegetables and fruits and other plant products having Haida names. -- Index : English and scientific names -- Index : Haida plant names. by Gwaag̲anad (Diane Brown) -- Appendices.


Text in English with prayer in Haida and English.

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Plants, Useful--British Columbia--Haida Gwaii.
Haida Indians--Ethnobotany.
Ethnobotany--British Columbia--Haida Gwaii.
Haida (Indiens)--Ethnobotanique.
Ethnobotanique--Colombie-Britannique--Reine-Charlotte, Îles de la.
Plantes utiles--Colombie-Britannique--Reine-Charlotte, Îles de la.

E99.H2 / T87 2004

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