11 entries
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.
Bluejoint; Poaceae
Cree, Woodlands Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Plant used to make mattresses when nothing else was available.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 33)
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.
Bluejoint; Poaceae
Cree, Woodlands Other (Containers)
Grass used to line and cover winter storage pits for potatoes.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 33)
Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl.
Pinegrass; Poaceae
Thompson Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Dried grass rubbed until soft and used as sanitary napkins.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.
1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the
Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia
Museum (p. 140)
Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl.
Pinegrass; Poaceae
Okanagan-Colville Fiber (Caulking Material)
Leaves mixed with mud and used to chink log cabins and as mortar in
making chimneys.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy 1980 Ethnobotany
of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington.
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 53)
Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl.
Pinegrass; Poaceae
Okanagan-Colville Fiber (Clothing)
Leaves dried, softened and used as insoles in moccasins.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy 1980 Ethnobotany
of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington.
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 53)
Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl.
Pinegrass; Poaceae
Thompson Fiber (Clothing)
Grass, rubbed and softened, sometimes mixed with sagebrush bark, used
to make socks.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.
1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the
Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia
Museum (p. 140)
Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl.
Pinegrass; Poaceae
Okanagan-Colville Other (Containers)
Leaves used over and under food in pit cooking.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy 1980 Ethnobotany
of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington.
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 53)
Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl.
Pinegrass; Poaceae
Okanagan-Colville Other (Containers)
Leaves used at the bottom of berry baskets & in a layer over the
berries to keep the berries clean.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy 1980 Ethnobotany
of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington.
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 53)
Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl.
Pinegrass; Poaceae
Okanagan-Colville Other (Cooking Tools)
Leaves tied to a stick and used as a beater for whipping soapberries.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy 1980 Ethnobotany
of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington.
Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 53)
Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl.
Pinegrass; Poaceae
Thompson Other (Cooking Tools)
Tied bunches of grass used as soapberry whips.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.
1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the
Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia
Museum (p. 140)
Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl.
Pinegrass; Poaceae
Thompson Other (Cooking Tools)
Grass used in drying soapberries.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al.
1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the
Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia
Museum (p. 140)
