Awaakaasoomahka saahmiss siikootahksin Collection
Awaakaasoomahka saahmiss siikootahksin
Deer Traveller Medicine Collection
Bridging together traditional knowledge of the Niitsitapi with western scientific practices
Awaakaasoomahka saahmis siikootahksin is a special collection within the LEA. The aim of this project is to bridge together traditional knowledge of the Niitsitapi with western scientific practices. The content of this collection has been identified through collaboration with Siksikaitsitapi elders and knowledge holders. This collection includes but is not limited to botanical species that have a significant role in Niitsitapi life. All specimens have been collected with Niisitapi traditional practices then identified and preserved using standard western scientific methods.
Ma's Pediomelum esculentum
Otsiikin Thermopsis rhombifolia
P谩kkii鈥檖 Prunus virginiana
脌贸htoks贸o鈥檏i Achillea millefolium
Sooy谩铆aiihtsi Geum triflorum
Kakahsiin Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
K谩toyiss Abies lasiocarpa
Kippiaapi Pulsatilla nuttalliana
Otahk谩谩pistsisskitsi Arnica cordifolia
Pisatsiinikimm Allium textile
Antennaria rosea
Natsiipski Castilleja miniata
Dasiphora fruticosa
Sikaoki Actea rubra
Kiaayaapistsiisskitsi Xerophyllum tenax
St谩'oa'kaatsisi Clematis occidentalis
Apaht贸鈥檏ii Pinus contorta
Siiksinoko Juniperus communis
Ootsist铆铆n Fragaria virginiana
Acer glabrum
Maanik谩pi Monarda fistulosa
Paksinisiman Ribes oxycanthoides
S铆铆nikskaahko Symphoricarpos albus
