Frances Densmore

From techniques for tapping maple trees and harvesting wild rice to extracting dyes from bloodroot and making dishes from birch bark, Strength of the Earth details the many uses of more than 200 forest and prairie plants. Early twentieth-century ethnologist Frances Densmore recorded traditions and techniques relayed by dozens of Ojibwe women to create this invaluable handbook perfect for readers interested in Native American art and culture, organic gardening, natural remedies, and living off the land. Brenda J Child offers a fresh introduction focusing on the power of female healers.

A renowned ethnologist with the Smithsonian Institution offers a fascinating wealth of material on nearly 200 plants that were used by the Chippewas of Minnesota and Wisconsin. The volume provides an emphasis on wild plants and their lesser-known uses. "A fascinating, well-illustrated study." -- "Grand Rapids Gazette." 33 plates.

An authoritative source for the tribal history, customs, legends, traditions, art, music, economy, and leisure activities of the Ojibwe people.

In this study, Frances Densmore describes the results of her ethnographic research with members of the Chippewa tribe in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. She visited the town of Watersmeet and the L’Anse reservation, and she includes notes on communities at Bay Mills, Hannahville, Isabella County, and Beaver Island.