The Healing Power of Alaska's Plants Heritage Kit

The Healing Power of Alaska's Plants Heritage Kit

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Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
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Book/Publication
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A 32 page coloring booklet featuring indigenous plants and including their Sugt'stun name, English name, and Latin name.
Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
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Book/Publication
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This instructional book teaches readers steps for preparing for mountaineering, how to treat and injury, first aid under specific conditions, short distance transfer and evacuation, and developing and carrying out a plan in an emergency.
Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
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Book/Publication
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A book compiling traditional knowledge about the medicinal plants in the Chugach region, including their Sugt'stun names, traditional uses, blooming times, and sometimes including Elder quotes.
Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
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Book/Publication
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This work represents an expanded version of the first edition which explores traditional foods with a focus on nutritional information and preparation techniques.
Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation, Nanwalek, Paluwik
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Book/Publication
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A guide to the plants indigenous to the Lower Cook Inlet and traditional knowledge of the plants. Ethnobotanic information was gathered from 1977 to 1988 through interviews, participation in local subsistence activities, and observation.
Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
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Book/Publication
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This book is an illustrated guide to 147 wild plants indigenous to Alaska, western Canada and the Northwest. Readers will learn how to identify, harvest, and use plants for medicinal purposes or consumption, if applicable.
Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
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Book/Publication
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This comprehensive guide provides detailed information about 53 plant species indigenous to the American and Canadian North.
Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
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Book/Publication
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A collection of plants indigenous to Alaska that includes the plant's name, description, medicinal uses, culinary uses, an illustration, and more information.
Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
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Book/Publication
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A compilation of knowledge about Alaska's indigenous plants and the traditional uses of each plant from different Alaska Native cultures.
Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
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Book/Publication
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This book explores the history, heritage, and traditional life of Alutiiq communities, predominantly from Kodiak Island and the Alaska Peninsula.
Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
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Book/Publication
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This beginner's dictionary introduces Sugt'stun vocabulary to readers through culturally relevant illustrations.
Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
Category
Book/Publication
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A compilation of wild greens, stems, roots, and berries that grow in Alaska. This booklet provides a sweeping survey of many of the indigenous Alaskan plants with emphasis on habitat, description, and preparation.
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Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation, Nanwalek
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Digital
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Weguaq or "Goosetongues."
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Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation, Nanwalek
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Digital
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Uuqayanaat or "Nettles."
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Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation, Nanwalek
Category
Digital
Summary
Uuqayanaat or "Nettles."
Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
Category
Document
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Informational flashcards about medicinal plants found in the Chugach region.
Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
Category
Document
Summary
Old maid card game that features traditional Sugt'stun medicinal plants.