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Gwich'in Ethnobotany Database
from Alaska Native Knowledge Network - Wednesday, 15 September 2010, 01:36 pm
 
Gwich'in Ethnobotany Database
Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute

The Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute (GSCI) is pleased to announce the launch of a Gwich'in ethnobotany database. The database is available online, at: http://www.gwichin.ca/.

The database contains information on 47 plants used for food, medicine, shelter, and tools. Photographs, video, and recipes are included and information on plants can be accessed by type of plant and by use.

To view the database, select "New Plant Database" from the sidebar of the website (http://www.gwichin.ca/). Funding to create the database was generously provided by the MacArthur Foundation through the University of Winnipeg.

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