Welcome to the River of Grass
Title | Welcome to the River of Grass PDF eBook |
Author | Jane Yolen |
Publisher | Putnam Juvenile |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780399232213 |
Describes the wildlife in the Everglades of Florida.
Welcome to the Oglala Nation
Title | Welcome to the Oglala Nation PDF eBook |
Author | Akim D. Reinhardt |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | 306 |
Release | 2015-09-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0803284349 |
Popular culture largely perceives the tragedy at Wounded Knee in 1890 as the end of Native American resistance in the West, and for many years historians viewed this event as the end of Indian history altogether. The Dawes Act of 1887 and the reservation system dramatically changed daily life and political dynamics, particularly for the Oglala Lakotas. As Akim D. Reinhardt demonstrates in this volume, however, the twentieth century continued to be politically dynamic. Even today, as life continues for the Oglalas on the Pine Ridge Reservation in southwestern South Dakota, politics remain an integral component of the Lakota past and future. Reinhardt charts the political history of the Oglala Lakota people from the fifteenth century to the present with this edited collection of primary documents, a historical narrative, and a contemporary bibliographic essay. Throughout the twentieth century, residents on Pine Ridge and other reservations confronted, resisted, and adapted to the continuing effects of U.S. colonialism. During the modern reservation era, reservation councils, grassroots and national political movements, courtroom victories and losses, and cultural battles have shaped indigenous populations. Both a documentary reader and a Lakota history, Welcome to the Oglala Nation is an indispensable volume on Lakota politics.
Best Books for Children
Title | Best Books for Children PDF eBook |
Author | Catherine Barr |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1808 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Best books |
ISBN | 9781591580850 |
At the Desert's Green Edge
Title | At the Desert's Green Edge PDF eBook |
Author | Amadeo M. Rea |
Publisher | University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | 460 |
Release | 2016-06 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0816534292 |
Winner of the Society for Economic Botany's Klinger Book Award, this is the first complete ethnobotany of the Gila River Pima, presented from the perspective of the Pimas themselves.
Best Books for Children, Preschool Through Grade 6
Title | Best Books for Children, Preschool Through Grade 6 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1810 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Children's literature |
ISBN |
The Welcome Guest
Title | The Welcome Guest PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 598 |
Release | 1861 |
Genre | English literature |
ISBN |
Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert
Title | Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert PDF eBook |
Author | Wendy C. Hodgson |
Publisher | University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | 332 |
Release | 2022-02-08 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 0816547912 |
Winner of the Society for Economic Botany’s Mary W. Klinger Book Award The seemingly inhospitable Sonoran Desert has provided sustenance to indigenous peoples for centuries. Although it is to all appearances a land bereft of useful plants, fully one-fifth of the desert's flora are edible. This volume presents information on nearly 540 edible plants used by people of more than fifty traditional cultures of the Sonoran Desert and peripheral areas. Drawing on thirty years of research, Wendy C. Hodgson has synthesized the widely scattered literature and added her own experiences to create an exhaustive catalog of desert plants and their many and varied uses. Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert includes not only plants such as gourds and legumes but also unexpected food sources such as palms, lilies, and cattails, all of which provided nutrition to desert peoples. Each species entry lists recorded names and describes indigenous uses, which often include nonfood therapeutic and commodity applications. The agave, for example, is cited for its use as food and for alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, syrup, fiber, cordage, clothing, sandals, nets, blankets, lances, fire hearths, musical instruments, hedgerows, soap, and medicine, and for ceremonial purposes. The agave entry includes information on harvesting, roasting, and consumption—and on distinguishing between edible and inedible varieties. No other source provides such a vast amount of information on traditional plant uses for this region. Accessible to general readers, this book is an invaluable compendium for anyone interested in the desert’s hidden bounty.