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Traditional Use of Native Plants

Goals and Objectives
Who is Involved/Our Sponsors
How to Reach Us For More Information
Resource Links

Medicinal Flora of the Alaska Natives, by Ann Garibaldi

This book is a compilation of traditional medicinal plant use by Alaska Natives from across the state. It is intended to be a reference source for existing literature on traditional plant healing. The book is an example of the strong heritage that comprises Native Alaska. We hope that you enjoy reading it as much as we had working on it. Check your local library to view a copy.

If you would like to find out more about this publication, please read on through this webpage.

To order your own copy contact:

Julia Lenz
Alaska Natural Heritage Program
Environment and Natural Resources Institute
707 A St.
Anchorage, AK 99501
Message phone: 257-2780

Email: ayanhp@uaa.alaska.edu

The cost per book is $30.00 . Checks should be made payable to the University of Alaska Anchorage.


Goals and Objectives

Increase the awareness of the valuable heritage of medicinal plants in Native Alaska and further the understanding of methods to respect and value this knowledge.

To produce a useable booklet summarizing documented knowledge on traditional healing with plants in Alaska and distribute this booklet back to villages and communities throughout the state.

Develop a dynamic database creating permanent housing of traditional medicinal plant knowledge for future efforts involving traditional practices.

To produce products that will assist Native communities in identifying gaps in the documented heritage of medicinal plants for their region. We seek to encourage individuals to enhance knowledge involving traditional healing by laying the foundation for future efforts


Who is Involved/Our Sponsors

This project is a partnered effort between the Salamatof Native Association, Inc. (SNA), Native American Fish and Wildlife Society and the Alaska Natural Heritage Program.

Financial support comes from: The Alaska Humanities Forum, CIRI Foundation, Kongsgaard-Goldman Foundation, National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In-kind services are being supplied by the Tanana Chiefs Conference, Inc.

We welcome any comments, suggestions or questions concerning the project. Contact us to find out how you can become involved.


How to Reach Us for More Information

To find out more about this project, please direct questions and comments to:

Ann Garibaldi
Alaska Natural Heritage Program
707 A St.
Anchorage, AK 99501


Resource Links

Databases

American Indian Ethnobotany Database
Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
AGIS Ethnobotany Database - this link is down at this time - keep checking

Native Plant Knowledge

World Economic Plants in GRIN
Alaska Native Knowledge Network

 

 
 
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