Aboriginal Relationships between Culture and Plant Life in the Upper Great Lakes Region

Contents
I. Introduction
	Physical Character of the Area
	Vegetation
	Important Vertebrate Fauna
	Postglacial Vegetation History
	Prehistory and Paleoecology
	Ethnogeography and Ethnohistory
II. Paleoethnobotany
	Plant Remains from Archaeological Sites in the Midwest
	The Feeheley Site
	The Juntunen Site
III. Native Plant Utilization
	Native Food Plants
	Food Plants in Order of Availability by Season
	Nonfood Utilization of Native Plants
IV. Aboriginal Influences on Distributions, Habitats and Genetic Variation of Plants
V. History of the Aboriginal Distribution of Cultigens in the Midwest as Indicated by Archaeological Remains
VI. Climate and the Distribution of Prehistoric Agriculture in the Midwest
VII. Summary and Conclusions
Appendix A. Beverage and Flavoring Plants
Appendix B. Medicinal Beverage Plants
Appendix C. Other Medicinal Plants
Appendix D. Charm and Ceremonial Plants
Appendix E. Plants Used as Smoking Materials
Appendix F. Dye Plants
Appendix G. Plants Used for Technological Purposes
Appendix H. Catalogue of Archaeological Plant Remains
Literature Cited