California Through Native Eyes: Reclaiming History Food Ethnobotanist Enrique Salmón builds on

Ethnobotanist Enrique Salmón builds on this concept of connection and highlights 80 plants revered by North America’s indigenous peoples

this volume will be the definitive work from both the natural history and game management points of view

Growth Rate Fast Endangered Not Ranked Growth Habit Multi-trunked

From woodpeckers who collect and store hundreds of acorns for sustenance to the beauty of jewel caterpillars

especially quail

California Through Native Eyes: Reclaiming History Food Ethnobotanist Enrique Salmón builds onMost California histories begin with the arrival of the Spanish missionaries in the late eighteenth century and conveniently skip to the Gold Rush of 1849. Noticeably absent from these stories are the perspectives and experiences of the people who lived on the land long before European settlers arrived. Historian William Bauer seeks to correct that oversight through an innovative approach that tells California history strictly through Native