Nancy J. Turner – författare

This is a thought-provoking look at Native American stories, cultural institutions, and ways of knowing, and what they can teach us about living sustainably.

The European explorers who first visited the Northwest Coast of North America assumed that the entire region was virtually untouched wilderness whose occupants used the land only minimally, hunting and gathering shoots, roots, and berries that were peripheral to a diet and culture focused on salmon. Colonizers who followed the explorers used these claims to justify the displacement of Native groups from their lands. Scholars now understand, however, that Northwest Coast peoples were actively cultivating plants well before their first contact with Europeans. This book is the first comprehensive overview of how Northwest Coast Native Americans managed the landscape and cared for the plant communities on which they depended.Bringing together some of the world's most prominent specialists on Northwest Coast cultures, Keeping It Living tells the story of traditional plant cultivation practices found from the Oregon coast to Southeast Alaska. It explores tobacco gardens among the Haida and Tlingit, managed camas plots among the Coast Salish of Puget Sound and the Strait of Georgia, estuarine root gardens along the central coast of British Columbia, wapato maintenance on the Columbia and Fraser Rivers, and tended berry plots up and down the entire coast.With contributions from ethnobotanists, archaeologists, anthropologists, geographers, ecologists, and Native American scholars and elders, Keeping It Living documents practices, many unknown to European peoples, that involve manipulating plants as well as their environments in ways that enhanced culturally preferred plants and plant communities. It describes how indigenous peoples of this region used and cared for over 300 different species of plants, from the lofty red cedar to diminutive plants of backwater bogs.

This book draws on world-wide experiences and valuable lessons to highlight community-ecosystem interactions and the role of traditional knowledge in sustaining biocultural resources through community-based adaptations. The book targets different audiences including researchers working on human-environment interactions and climate adaptation practices, biodiversity conservators, non-government organizations and policy makers involved in revitalizing traditional foods and community-based conservation and adaptation in diverse ecosystems. This volume is also a source book for educators advocating for and collaborating with indigenous and local peoples to promote location-specific adaptations to overcome the impacts of multiple biotic and abiotic stresses.Note: T&F does not sell or distribute the hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This title is co-published with NIPA.

Linguistic and Genetic (mtDNA) Connections between Native Peoples of Alaska and California: Ancient Mariners of the Middle Holocene traces the linguistic and biological connections between contemporary Aleut people of southwest Alaska and historic Utian people of central California. During the Middle Holocene Period, Aleut and Utian languages diverged from their common parent language, Proto-Aleut-Utian (PAU), spoken by people who resided on or near Kodiak Island in coastal southwest Alaska. Around the time of divergence, Utians departed the PAU homeland, migrating by watercraft along the eastern Pacific coast to the San Francisco Bay Area. The affiliation between Aleut and Utian languages is strongly supported by comparative linguistics and by the genetic link (mtDNA) of groups speaking these languages. On their migration, Utians encountered coastal groups speaking languages different from their own. Through these prolonged and intimate interactions, words were borrowed from Utian into the languages of these native coastal communities. Other significant findings explored in this book are the lack of compelling evidence for the kinship of Eskimo and Aleut peoples, despite scholarship’s long-term acceptance of this proposal, and the discovery of language-structure features shared by Yeniseian and Na Dene, indicating an historical connection for these circumarctic languages.

What if learning about plants meant learning how to relate to land, language, and living knowledge? Plant Teachings from My Auntie offers a rare opportunity to engage with Snuneymuxw (Coast Salish) plant knowledge as it is meant to be shared: through relationship, respect, and lived cultural practice.Grounded in the teachings of Snuneymuxw Elder and Knowledge Keeper Geraldine Manson (C'tasi:a), this richly illustrated guide brings forward knowledge passed down through generations—including the teachings of her Auntie Ellen (Kwulasulwut)—and rooted in the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation. What You'll Gain A deeper understanding of Snuneymuxw (Coast Salish) plant knowledge and teachingsGuidance for identifying and working with 65 culturally significant plantsInsight into Hul'q'umi'num plant names and their connection to meaning, use, and placePractical approaches to respectful, sustainable gathering and preparationA more grounded, reciprocal relationship with the landRather than offering a purely technical field guide, this book shares knowledge within its cultural, linguistic, and ethical context—supporting learning that is both practical and respectful. A Guide Rooted in Language, Land, and Relationship Each plant profile includes:Hul'q'umi'num names alongside botanical identificationHabitat and seasonal context within Snuneymuxw territoryTraditional uses for medicine, nourishment, textiles, and ceremonyCultural teachings and protocols for respectful gathering and preparationParticular attention is given to Western Red Cedar—the "tree of life"—and its central role within Snuneymuxw knowledge and practice.If you're looking for ways to learn about plants while honoring the knowledge systems they come from, this book offers guidance grounded in lived experience. Learning Through Snu'y'ulh—Teachings Passed Down At the heart of this book is Snu'y'ulh: teachings carried through generations that guide how to live, gather, and relate.You'll find:Recipes and preparation methods rooted in traditional knowledgeGuidance for ethical harvesting and ecological responsibilityInsights into how language, culture, and land are interconnectedA deeper understanding of reciprocity and respect in practiceRather than separating knowledge from context, this book emphasizes learning that honors continuity, responsibility, and relationship. Who This Book Is For Herbalists and foragers seeking culturally grounded plant knowledgeEducators and students of ethnobotany and Indigenous studiesReaders committed to reconciliation and respectful land-based learningNaturalists and outdoor learners in the Pacific NorthwestAnyone seeking a deeper, more relational understanding of plants and place Guidance from Knowledge Keepers and Long-Term Collaboration Geraldine Manson (C'tasi:a), a respected Snuneymuxw Elder and Knowledge Keeper, shares teachings passed down through generations within her community.Co-author Nancy J. Turner brings over 50 years of ethnobotanical research and collaboration with Indigenous communities, helping to document and support the continuity of plant-based knowledge across northwestern North America.Together, their work reflects a relationship grounded in respect, trust, and shared commitment to cultural knowledge. A Path Toward Respectful Relationship with the Land At a time when many are seeking deeper connection to the natural world, this book offers a thoughtful path forward.By learning to gather with awareness and respect—and by understanding the teachings embedded in language and place—you can begin to build a more reciprocal relationship with the land.

In this groundbreaking, collaborative book, Indigenous knowledge keepers and Western scientists offer a revolutionary blueprint for environmental healing.Reconciling Ways of Knowing invites readers into a powerful, ongoing conversation about how to bring together Indigenous knowledge systems and Western science in ethical, practical, and transformative ways. Rooted in the insight that Indigenous Peoples hold expert, place-based knowledge of lands, waters, and more‑than‑human relatives—knowledge built over millennia—this book argues that true reconciliation must also be an epistemic one: a reconciliation of ways of knowing.Conceived by longtime collaborators and friends Kilslaay Kaaji Sding Miles Richardson (Haida leader) and Dr. David Suzuki (geneticist and environmental leader), and convened with Anishinaabe Elder Dr. Dave Courchene and ethnobotanist Dr. Nancy Turner, this project brought together an impressive range of Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders, Elders, scholars, and practitioners. During the Covid‑19 pandemic, they met online in a series of rich, nearly monthly dialogues to ask tough questions:How should we care for the Earth, not merely “manage resources”?What does ethical collaboration between Indigenous and Western knowledge actually look like in practice?How can we transform decision‑making in nation‑states such as Canada, the United States, Australia, and Aotearoa/New Zealand—societies shaped by centuries of colonization?Curated by the lead organizers of the Reconciling Ways of Knowing: Indigenous Knowledge and Science project, this book gathers the most urgent ideas, critiques, and proposals that emerged from those conversations. It shows how Western science, while responsible for many advances, has also produced grave unintended harms—from ozone depletion and toxin biomagnification to the worsening climate emergency—and why integrating Indigenous knowledge, values, and responsibilities is essential to charting a different course.At once sobering and hopeful, Reconciling Ways of Knowing offers:Inspiring examples of cross‑cultural collaboration and environmental leadershipA clear-eyed critique of the limits of Western science when it stands aloneA forward-looking vision for living respectfully with each other and our more‑than‑human relativesFor readers of environmental studies, Indigenous studies, science, policy, and anyone seeking pathways toward a just, sustainable future, this book is both a call to action and a guide for rethinking how we come to know—and care for—our shared planet.Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute

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