Plains Apache Ethnobotany.

241 Pages·2014·7.722 MB·English

by  Julia A. Jordan, Paul E. Minnis, Wayne J. Elisens

Plains Apache
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Ethnobota
Julia A. Jordan
Foreword by Paul E. Minnis
and Wayne J. Elisens
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Plains Apache Ethnobotany
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Plains Apache girls, 190l. Connie May, age 13 or 14, on right. Courtesy of the Western
History Collection, University of Oklahoma Libraries.
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Plains Apache Ethnobotany
Julia A. Jordan
Foreword by Paul E. Minnis and Wayne J. Elisens
University of Oklahoma Press : Norman
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All photographs are by Julia A. Jordan unless otherwise indicated.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jordan, Julia A., 1928–
Plains Apache ethnobotany / Julia A. Jordan ; foreword by Paul E. Minnis and
Wayne J. Elisens.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8061-3968-5 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1.Apache Indians—Medicine. 2. Traditional medicine—Great Plains. 3. Medicinal
plants—Great Plains. 4. Plants—Religious aspects. 5. Ethnobotany—Great Plains. 4.
Plants—Religious aspects. 5. Ethnobotany—Great Plains. 6. Human-plant relation-
ships—Great Plains. 7. Apache Indians—Social life and customs. 8. Great Plains—
Social life and customs. I. Title.
E99.A6J67 2008
979.004'9725—dc22
2008015458
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Oklahoma Press.
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In memory of
William E. Bittle
Fred Bigman
Ray Blackbear
Gertrude Chalepah
Rose Chaletsin
Connie May (Datose) Saddleblanket
Louise (Susagossa) Saddleblanket
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These things should be passed on, according to my notion. To the grave with
us is no place for it. Our young peoples should know of our language, belief,
and history, of our generation. It should be put in writing.
Ray Blackbear, July 6, 1961
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Contents
List of Illustrations xi
List of Tables xiii
Foreword, by Paul E. Minnis and Wayne J. Elisens xv
Preface and Acknowledgments xix
Note on Orthography and Pronunciation xxv
Introduction 3
Part One: The Plains Apache 23
1. Plains Apache History and Culture 25
2. The Plains Apache Plant World 40
Part Two: The Useful Plants 53
3. Edible Plants 55
4. Ritual and Medicinal Plants 88
5. Material Culture and Firewood 139
6. Personal Care and Adornment 171
Conclusion 181
References 195
Index 199
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