Tag Archives: Native Americans in the United States
Forest Plants for Medicinal Uses Willow, Wild Mint, Chamomile, Red Huckleberry
By Liliana Usvat As far back as 400B.C., people had learned that chewing on a piece of willow bark could get rid of a headache or lessen the pain of a toothache. Today we know that willow bark contains salicin, … Continue reading
Forest in Phylosophy and History
By Liliana Usvat Life wants to breathe. We breathe more freely when there are other forms of life which can breathe around us. Forests and spirituality are intimately connected. Ancient people knew about this connection and cherished and cultivated it. … Continue reading
Trees, Forests and Native Americans
by Liliana Usvat We need to protect the forests of this Earth and start a global forestation program. Native American have been expressing their gratitude for nature — specifically trees — for centuries. The Cherokee call trees the Standing People. A … Continue reading
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