Ethnobotany of Tl'azt'en Nation
Plant Use and Gathering Site Characteristics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6144792 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leona R Shaw (University of Northern British Columbia), Jane Young (0000-0002-3642-1240, University of Northern British Columbia) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Pages | 1-12 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnobiology Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2159-8126 • E-ISSN: 2159-8126 |
| Publisher | Society of Ethnobiology (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.14237/ebl.3.2012.42 |
| OpenAlex | W2049755113 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
Aboriginal people have intimate and venerable relationships with the environment, and plants were and still are important for food, medicine, and cultural purposes. The present research is a collaborative project between Tl'azt'en Nation (located in northcentral British Columbia, just north of Fort St. James) and the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). The objectives of the study were to collect Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) to gain an understanding of the criteria for gathering individual plants for food or medicine use, and to understand why traditional plant gathering sites may fall out of use. Multiple methods were used to gather information from knowledgeable Tl'azt'enne community members including focus groups, interviews, and field trips. Community members possess deep understandings of plants and their gathering sites. People’s concerns include the loss of TEK and changing landscapes due to the effects of disturbances on their lands. The knowledge gathered and documented throughout the study can be used to promote the preservation of the culture and language of Tl'azt'en Nation
Agriculture · Archaeology · Biology · Ethnobotany · Ethnology · Focus group · Geography · Indigenous · Library science · Medicinal plants · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Traditional knowledge · TRIPS architecture · Anthropology · Engineering · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Ecology
Literature review
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Wisdom of Aboriginal Peoples in British Columbia
Carrier herbal medicine
Negotiating the production of space in Tl'azt‘en territory, Northern British Columbia
Indigenous Knowledge of Ecological Variability and Commons Management
Gitksan medicinal plants-cultural choice and efficacy
The Six Faces of Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Ecology and ethnomedicine
The Influence of Visual Stimuli in Ethnobotanical Data Collection Using the Listing Task Method
Who Knows? On the Importance of Identifying "Experts" When Researching Local Ecological Knowledge
Transmission of Indigenous Knowledge and Bush Skills Among the Western James Bay Cree Women of Subarctic Canada
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |