James R. Welch

Sprouting Valley

Historical Ethnobotany of the Northern Pomo from Potter Valley, California

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In the mid-nineteenth century the indigenous Potter Valley Pomo resided in large sedentary villages in Potter Valley, California, and travelled seasonally throughout an extensive territory in what are now Mendocino and Lake Counties. Beginning in 1890 what would become nearly a half century of ethnographic research among members of this community, homeopathic doctor and amateur anthropologist John W. Hudson witnessed the aftermath of their dislocation and dispersal from the valley following the arrival of non-indigenous settlers. Although never published, his fieldnotes contained an unparalleled dataset on plant use by a single local indigeno… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-9887330-2-2
EAN: 9780988733022
Produktnummer: 17142739
Verlag: Society of Ethnobiology
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Seitenangabe: 224 S.
Masse: H25.4 cm x B17.8 cm x D1.2 cm 431 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 431

Über den Autor

James R. Welch is Assistant Professor of human ecology and health at the National School of Public Health, Rio de Janeiro, co-editor of Ethnobiology Letters journal, and a member of the Society of Ethnobiology's board of directors. His anthropological research focuses on the interface between environment, culture, and health among indigenous peoples in Brazil and California.