Alaska Ethnobotany

Ongoing & Recent Projects

Alaska Gardens Project

Bringing people and plants closer together – a multi-site collaborative project proposal dedicated to cultivating, promoting and enjoying plants for Alaska Native peoples’ cuisines by USDA NIFA ANNH co-applicants (‘Drumbeats’) and outside partners. For more information click here.

Plantain, yarrow, and lemon balm.
Plantain, yarrow, and lemon balm.
Photo taken 10/26/19

Guide to the Ethnobotany of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region

We are currently looking for ways to publish A Guide to the Ethnobotany of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region, a documentation of the plant knowledge shared by Elders of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

Page from draft of book on Ethnobotany of the YK Delta

Ethnobotany, Ethnoherbalism and Traditional Healing

Beginning in 2021, a small working group has begun to create a new Project Jukebox named: Ethnobotany, Ethnoherbalism and Traditional Healing.

Process of grinding cochineal down to a powder.
Process of grinding cochineal down to a powder.