Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region
Melvin Randolph Gilmore
A field study of how the Omaha, Ponca, Pawnee, Dakota and other Plains peoples used native plants for medicine, food and ritual. Lists each plant with its native names and uses, with photographic plates.
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