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Northwest Coast
Also known as: Northwest Coast of North America
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“The Old Foods Are the New Foods!”: Erosion and Revitalization of ... frontiersin.org 17 facts
claimThe pit-cooking process used to prepare camas bulbs spread geographically from south to north, moving from central Oregon and Washington to the Northwest Coast.
referenceThe 2017 chapter 'Ocean cultures: Northwest coast ecosystems and indigenous management systems' by D. L. Mathews and N. J. Turner details the management systems used by Indigenous peoples for Northwest coast ecosystems.
referenceIn the 2005 chapter 'Tending the garden, making the soil: northwest coast estuarine gardens as engineered environments,' D. Deur describes how Northwest Coast estuarine gardens were managed as engineered environments.
claimThe windward side of the Northwest Coast is dominated by temperate rainforests containing western hemlock, Sitka spruce, and western redcedar.
claimIndigenous food systems in the Northwest Coast of North America have been in place for millennia and have supported relatively dense populations.
referenceThomas F. Thornton, Douglas Deur, and Herman Kitka Sr. published 'Cultivation of salmon and other marine resources on the Northwest Coast of North America' in 2015, which discusses the cultivation of marine resources.
claimLhásem (riceroot) bulbs were a valued food source for almost all Northwest Coast peoples, with prime patches being carefully monitored.
referenceIn the 2015 article 'Kwakwaka'wakw “clam gardens” motive and agency in traditional Northwest Coast Mariculture,' D. Deur, A. Dick, K. Recalma-Clutesi, and N. J. Turner analyze the traditional mariculture practices of the Kwakwaka'wakw people.
referenceThe 2005 book 'Keeping it Living: Traditions of Plant Use and Cultivation on the Northwest Coast of North America,' edited by D. Deur and N. J. Turner, documents traditional plant use and cultivation practices on the Northwest Coast.
claimTurner et al. (2005) analyze ownership patterns for plant resources among Northwest Coast indigenous peoples and discuss the implications for plant conservation and management.
referenceThe 2015 study 'Ancient mariculture on the Northwest Coast of North America' by Lepofsky et al. provides evidence of historical mariculture practices among Indigenous peoples on the Northwest Coast.
referenceIn the 2002 article 'Rethinking precolonial plant cultivation on the Northwest Coast of North America,' D. Deur examines historical indigenous agricultural practices.
claimThe leeward side of the Northwest Coast, including southeastern Vancouver Island and Puget Sound, is dominated by coastal Douglas-fir, with Garry oak and arbutus in drier sites and occasional fire-maintained prairies.
claimTurner and Peacock (2005) provide ethnobotanical evidence for plant resource management practices on the Northwest Coast of North America.
claimClam gardens are ancient management systems for animal foods that are widely recognized along the Northwest Coast.
referenceRonald L. Trosper authored 'Resilience, Reciprocity and Ecological Economics: Northwest Coast Sustainability' in 2009, which explores sustainability on the Northwest Coast.
claimThe region covered in the study is divided into three general cultural regions: Northwest Coast, Interior Plateau, and Subarctic.