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Buffalo Bird Woman’s Garden: Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians (Borealis)

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Buffalo Bird Woman, a Hidatsa Indian born about 1839, was once an expert gardener. Following centuries-old methods, she and the women of her circle of relatives raised huge crops of corn, squash, beans, and sunflowers at the wealthy bottomlands of the Missouri River in what is now North Dakota. When she was once young, her fields were near Like-a-fishhook, the earth-lodge village that the Hidatsa shared with the Mandan and Arikara. When she grew older, the families of the three tribes moved to individual allotments at the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.

In Buffalo Bird Woman’s Garden, first published in 1917, anthropologist Gilbert L. Wilson transcribed the words of this remarkable woman, whose advice as of late’s gardeners can still follow. She describes a year of activities, from preparing and planting the fields through cultivating, harvesting, and storing foods. She gives recipes for cooking typical Hidatsa dishes. And she tells of the stories, songs, and ceremonies that were very important to a bountiful harvest.

A new introduction by anthropologist and ethnobotanist Jeffery R. Hanson describes the Hidatsa people’s ecologically sound methods of gardening and Wilson’s work with this traditional gardener.

Praise for Buffalo Bird Woman’s Garden:

“A gem of a book useful for as of late’s gardener.” —Organic Gardener

“One of the most best gardening books around.” —City Pages

“Each gardener and agricultural scientist must find gems of practical wisdom in these pages, borne from an age-old tradition when sustainable agricultural practices . . . made the difference in sustaining life. Fascinating!” —Foster’s Botanical & Herb Review

“Historical photographs and diagrams of farming techniques, together with actual recipes and Hidatsa vegetable varieties, make this gem of a book useful for as of late” gardener.” —Organic Gardening

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