New Plants, New Resources, New Knowledge: Early Introductions of Exotic Plants to Indigenous Territories in Northwestern North America

Plants have always been important for the Indigenous Peoples of Northwestern North America. Collectively, these peoples named and used hundreds of different native plant species, along with diverse animal species. When traders and settlers from Europe and other parts of the world arrived in the regi...

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Published inPlants (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 17; p. 3087
Main Author Turner, Nancy J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 28.08.2023
MDPI
Subjects
Animal species
Autumn
Botanical research
Brassica
changes in food and medicine
Collaboration
Ethnobotany
Ethnography
Food
Forests
Gardens & gardening
Historic buildings & sites
indigenous food systems
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous plants
Indigenous species
Introduced plants
introduced species
Knowledge
Knowledge bases (artificial intelligence)
Linguistics
Native peoples
native plant species
New species
northwestern North America
Physiological aspects
Plant introduction
Plant introductions
Plant species introduction
Plants (botany)
Potatoes
Settlers
Social aspects
Trading companies
South America
Canada
Iran
China
Mexico
United Kingdom
British Columbia
Russia
North America
Vancouver Island
Alaska
Nootka Sound
Asia
United States > US
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Summary:Plants have always been important for the Indigenous Peoples of Northwestern North America. Collectively, these peoples named and used hundreds of different native plant species, along with diverse animal species. When traders and settlers from Europe and other parts of the world arrived in the region, they brought many new species of plants with them. Some (e.g., turnips (Brassica rapa) and onions (Allium cepa)), were from Europe, and some (e.g., potatoes (Solanum tuberosum)) were from South America or elsewhere. Other plants, like dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, probably arrived unintentionally, as weeds. Examining the ways in which the Indigenous Peoples have incorporated these new species into their lexicons and lifestyles provides insight into processes of acquiring and embracing new products and expanding the cultural knowledge base for human societies in general.
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ISSN:2223-7747
2223-7747
DOI:10.3390/plants12173087