Plants, People, and Places - The Roles of Ethnobotany and Ethnoecology in Indigenous Peoples' Land Rights in Canada and Beyond

A powerful case for the essential role of plants and environments in recognizing Indigenous Peoples' land rights around the world.

About the author

Nancy J. Turner is distinguished professor emeritus and past Hakai Professor in Ethnoecology in the School of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria, a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Fellow, and author of Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge: Ethnobotany and Ecological Wisdom of Indigenous Peoples of Northwestern North America.

Summary

A powerful case for the essential role of plants and environments in recognizing Indigenous Peoples' land rights around the world.

Product details

• Assisted by: Nancy J Turner (Editor), Nancy J. Turner (Editor)
• Publisher: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780228001836
• ISBN: 978-0-228-00183-6
• No. of pages: 554
• Dimensions: 171 mm x 243 mm x 38 mm
• Weight: 976 g
• Illustrations: 45 photos, 7 maps, 2 tables
• Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Nort; McGill-Queen's Indigenous and; McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / General, Ethnic Issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Physische Geographie und Topographie