Website, Books, Videos and Articles
We recommend purchasing books from the
Native American owned and operated bookstore BirchBark Books.
Native American owned and operated bookstore BirchBark Books.
Indigenous Peoples’ Use of Native Plants
Ecological Changes (Pre/Post Colonialism)
Sources of Native Plants
Importance of Planting Native Plants/Current Ecological Situation
Waterways
- NRCS Cultural Significance of Native Plants https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/va/NRCS_CulturallySignificantPlants_2010.pdf
- Chesapeake Bay. https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/history/indigenous-peoples-of-the-chesapeake
- Order Enduring Seeds; Native American Agriculture and Wild Plant Conservation by Gary Paul Nabhan (Author), Wendell Berry (Foreword), Miguel Altieri (Foreword)
- Order: Secrets of Native American Herbal Remedies by Anthony J. Cichoke
- Indigenous people are the world’s biggest conservationists, but they rarely get credit for it’ by Benji Jones VOX.com Link to Article
Ecological Changes (Pre/Post Colonialism)
- Order: Charles Mann, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
- Order: Charles Mann, 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
Sources of Native Plants
- Virginia Native Plant Society: www.vnps.org/
- Native Plant Finder - National Wildlife Foundation: https://www.nwf.org/nativeplantfinder/
Importance of Planting Native Plants/Current Ecological Situation
- Xerces Society – Native Plant Finder
- Home Grown National Park with Dr. Douglas Tallamy: www. homegrownnationalpark.org/tallamys-hub/
- Native Keystone Plants by Doug Tallamy, presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5cXccWx030
- Aeon: The Dinosaurs Didn't Rule https://aeon.co/essays/earths-story-is-not-about-dynasties-but-communities?fbclid=IwAR3tMHcQfQUSmsbMJ4QQI-nCXxdF7DCO-Y8Fa0E2F7pZJLCH8pX5e2yUI7g
Waterways
- Nansemond Oyster Restoration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMkzIOh6hKs
Sanctuary on the Trail includes Full Presentation and other Recommended Resources shared at the 2023 Chesapeake Watershed Forum by Chris Anderson and Rene' Locklear White who presented on Native People and Native Plants at the National Conservation Training Center in West Virginia. |