Tending the wild native American knowledge and the management of California's natural resources 0520238567, 9780520238565, 9780520248519, 0520248511
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English Pages 1 vol. (XXIX-526 p.) : ill., 44 fig., cartes. ; 24 cm Year 2006;2012
Table of contents :
List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction PART I. CALIFORNIA AT CONTACT 1. Wildlife, Plants, and People 2. Gathering, Hunting, and Fishing 3. The Collision of Worlds PART II. INDIGENOUS LAND MANAGEMENT AND ITS ECOLOGICAL BASIS 4. Methods of Caring for the Land 5. Landscapes of Stewardship 6. Basketry: Cultivating Herbs, Sedges, Grasses, and Tules 7. From Arrows to Weirs: Cultivating Shrubs and Trees 8. California's Cornucopia: A Calculated Abundance 9. Plant Foods Aboveground: Seeds, Grains, Leaves, and Fleshy Fruits 10. Plant Foods Belowground: Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, Tubers, and Taproots PART III. REKINDLING THE OLD WAYS 11. Contemporary California Indian Harvesting and Management Practices 12. Restoring Landscapes with Native Knowledge Coda: Indigenous Wisdom in the Modern World Notes Bibliography Index
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