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id ▼ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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2667 | Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill 176 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Wood used for firewood. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
2668 | Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill 176 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Wood used to make bows. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
4481 | Arctostaphylos rubra (Rehd. & Wilson) Fern. 344 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 10 | Other 3 | Season Indicator 115 | Red leaves indicated fattened moose and the time to hunt them. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 10 |
5602 | Artemisia tilesii Ledeb. 406 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 17 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Used under fresh meat and fish to keep them clean. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 17 |
5603 | Artemisia tilesii Ledeb. 406 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 17 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Used as a steambath switch. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 17 |
7285 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Bark used as lining in food storage pits. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
7286 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Bark used as lining in storage pits. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
7287 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Bark used to make containers for storing food and picking berries. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
7288 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Bark used to make containers for storing food, picking berries and cooking. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
7289 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Wood used to make bowls and spoons. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
7290 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Wood used to make bowls and spoons. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
7291 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Black colored stem growth used as tinder for kindling fires with a fire drill. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
7292 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Black stem growth used as tinder for starting fires with a fire drill. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
7293 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Wood used for firewood. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
7294 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Wood used to make spears for hunting bears and bows for hunting both large and small game. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
7295 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Musical Instrument 146 | Wood used to make drums. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
7296 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Musical Instrument 146 | Wood used to make drumss. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
7297 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Bark made into broad rimmed hats used by young, menstruating girls to restrict their vision. The broad rimmed hats prevented them from looking where they were not supposed to. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
7298 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Wood used to make the bow of the fire drill. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
7299 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Wood used to make wedges and tool handles. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
7300 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Wood used to make wedges. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
9316 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 882 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 16 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Used for smoking fish and as a mosquito repellent. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 16 |
9317 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 882 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 16 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Stem used to draw the pus out of a boil or cut. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 16 |
9484 | Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi 898 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 13 | Other 3 | Paint 26 | Berries used by children as paint by rubbing it on what they wished to color. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 13 |
12991 | Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. 1374 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 13 | Other 3 | Jewelry 125 | Seeds sometimes used as beads. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 13 |
14206 | Eriophorum sp. 1542 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 9 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Flower used as a lure for catching grayling. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 9 |
16155 | Gramineae sp. 1770 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 8 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Blades placed under a trap to keep it from freezing to the ground and over it to hide the trap. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 8 |
16156 | Gramineae sp. 1770 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 8 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Blades used to make duck hunting blinds. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 8 |
16157 | Gramineae sp. 1770 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 8 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Used in the construction of waterfowl blinds. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 8 |
16158 | Gramineae sp. 1770 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 8 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Used to conceal traps. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 8 |
16159 | Gramineae sp. 1770 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 8 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Used for bedding and insulation in foot gear. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 8 |
16160 | Gramineae sp. 1770 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 8 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Bunches placed on trees as trail markers. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 8 |
16161 | Gramineae sp. 1770 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 8 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Used as trail markers. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 8 |
18521 | Juniperus communis L. 2054 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 4 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Branches used on rocks in the steambath for the aromatic properties. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
19874 | Ledum palustre L. 2126 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 16 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Used as a switch in the sweathouse. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 16 |
27028 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Roots woven into waterproof containers. Spruce roots were dug by hand or with an axe, preferably from a tree that was not crowded by other trees. The roots of a tree growing in an open place were less likely to be entangled with the roots of other trees and were therefore easier to dig. Spruce roots in moist ground where moss grows were also easier to gather than those found in dry soil. Before using spruce roots, the Upper Tanana peeled the bark off by hand or with a knife. After peeling them, they sometimes dyed them by boiling berries and soaking the roots in the juice. Spruce roots could be dried for future use but must be soaked in water to make them pliable before being used. They could be dug anytime during the year when the ground was not frozen. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
27029 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Small, dead tree used to dry fish on. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
27030 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Bark made into a container and used to roast waterfowl eggs. The spruce bark was cut large enough to surround the eggs, tied around the eggs and the ends plugged with moss. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
27031 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Rough bark used to cut fish on, prevented the fish from slipping. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
27032 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Warmed pitch used as glue to patch birchbark canoes and to attach feathers to arrows. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
27033 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Wood used for fuel and building logs. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
27034 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Other 3 | Hide Preparation 144 | Rotten, reddish-colored wood smoke used to tan moose skins. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
27035 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Roots woven into dip nets. Spruce roots were dug by hand or with an axe, preferably from a tree that was not crowded by other trees. The roots of a tree growing in an open place were less likely to be entangled with the roots of other trees and were therefore easier to dig. Spruce roots in moist ground where moss grows were also easier to gather than those found in dry soil. Before using spruce roots, the Upper Tanana peeled the bark off by hand or with a knife. After peeling them, they sometimes dyed them by boiling berries and soaking the roots in the juice. Spruce roots could be dried for future use but must be soaked in water to make them pliable before being used. They could be dug anytime during the year when the ground was not frozen. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
27036 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | White, inner side of bark used in the bottom of a weir to act as a reflector. Reflector used in order to more easily spot fish as they swam through the weir. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
27037 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Wood used to build weirs, fish traps, fish racks, fish rafts and boat poles. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
27038 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Other 3 | Insecticide 76 | Needles burned to keep mosquitoes away. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
27039 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Wood used to make boats, boat paddles, shovels, skin stretchers and wedges for chopping wood. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
29240 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 4 | Other 3 | Cooking Tools 33 | Soft wood used to make bowls and other items. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
29241 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 4 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Wood used for fuel. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
29242 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 4 | Other 3 | Preservative 356 | Wood used to smoke fish. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
29243 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 4 | Other 3 | Smoke Plant 63 | Wood ashes mixed with tobacco and smoked. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
29244 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 4 | Other 3 | Toys & Games 24 | Bark used to make toys. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
29665 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Wood used for fuel. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
29666 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Smoke Plant 63 | Wood ashes mixed with tobacco and used for chewing tobacco. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
36301 | Salix sp. 3551 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 7 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Stems used to make fish hangers, basket rims, lashing and in the construction of various shelters. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 7 |
36302 | Salix sp. 3551 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 7 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Stems used to make fish hangers. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 7 |
36303 | Salix sp. 3551 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 7 | Other 3 | Fasteners 57 | Stems used to fasten spruce poles into a fence for capturing caribou. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 7 |
36304 | Salix sp. 3551 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 7 | Other 3 | Fuel 37 | Wood used for firewood and smoking fish. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 7 |
36305 | Salix sp. 3551 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 7 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Split, outer bark twisted into twine and used to make a dip net. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 7 |
36306 | Salix sp. 3551 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 7 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leafless branches waved in the air to scare wolves away. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 7 |
36307 | Salix sp. 3551 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 7 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leafless stems waved in the air to scare wolves away. Wolves were said to dislike the noise this made and would leave the area. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 7 |
42486 | Valeriana capitata Pallas ex Link 4092 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 18 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Dried roots used as incense at potlatches. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 18 |
42541 | Valeriana sitchensis Bong. 4095 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 18 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Dried roots used as incense at potlatches. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 18 |
43274 | Viola epipsila Ledeb. 4157 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 18 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Dried roots used as incense at potlatches. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 18 |
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CREATE TABLE uses ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, species INTEGER NOT NULL, tribe INTEGER NOT NULL, source INTEGER NOT NULL, pageno TEXT NOT NULL, use_category INTEGER, use_subcategory INTEGER, notes TEXT, rawsource TEXT NOT NULL, FOREIGN KEY(use_category) REFERENCES use_categories(id), FOREIGN KEY(use_subcategory) REFERENCES use_subcategories(id), FOREIGN KEY(tribe) REFERENCES tribes(id), FOREIGN KEY(species) REFERENCES species(id), FOREIGN KEY(source) REFERENCES sources(id) );