Bugwayji
by Linda Gauthier
Bugwayji is an Ojibway word meaning Wild or natural places. There is lots of pretty wild stuff growing inside natural places (Bugwayji). In this book you will discover many wild plants growing in your own backyard.
Bugwayji is stuffed with an assortment of basic information she has gathered over the years including her personal experiences, photographs, tested recipes and some pretty wild stories of ancient traditional ways that have been carried on throughout the generations. You will also find a few Ojibway words used by the Indigenous (Anishinaabe) of Northern Ontario.
Whether you live in Northern Ontario or not, you will still want to read Bugwayji just to learn a few traditional ways of surviving using pretty wild stuff growing inside natural places. May you gain a better understanding, love, respect and appreciation for your mother Earth (Aki). This is wonderful knowledge about useful plants growing in your backyard.
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ISBN:978-1-998656-33-2 | WMPub#1340 | 6" x 9" 180 pages, Trade Paperback | 285 full colour photos | $44.95
Table of Contents
3 Acknowledgements
6 Ojibway Words Used Throughout This Book.
7 Before We Begin…
13 Alfalfa
15 Apple
20 Asparagus
23 Birchbark Tree (Mitig)
26 Blueberry
28 Burdock
31 Catnip
33 Cattail
36 Cedar
38 Chicory
40 Chickweed
41 Chives
42 Chokecherry
45 Cinquefoil, Marsh
46 Cleavers
47 Clover, Red
50 Clover, Yellow
51 Comfrey
53 Cranberry, Highbush
55 Currant, Red
56 Currant, Black
57 Curly Dock
60 Dandelion
63 Daisy, Common
64 Evening Primrose
65 Fireweed
68 Goldenrod
71 Goosefoot, Oak-Leaved
72 Ground Elder
74 Hazelnut
75 Hollyhocks
77 Hop
79 Hosta
80 Jerusalem Artichoke
81 Jewelweed
82 Joe-Pye Weed
84 Johnny Jump Up
86 Lady's Thumb
87 Lamb's Quarter
89 Leek, Wild
90 Lilac
92 Lovage
94 Maple-Sugar
96 Marijuana-Cannabis
97 Milkweed
100 Mint
102 Mullein
104 Nasturtium
107 Nettle, Stinging
109 Ostrich Fern
111 Pearly Everlasting
112 Pennycress
114 Physalis
115 Pincherry
118 Pineapple Weed
120 Pine, Jack
122 Pine, Red
126 Plantain, Broadleaf
128 Plum, Canadian Wild
129 Puffball Mushroom
130 Queen Anne's Lace
132 Raspberry
133 Red Osier (or Dogwood)
136 Rhubarb
139 Rose, Wild
141 Rowan Berry
143 Sage, Ceremonial
144 Serviceberry
145 Self-Heal (Prunella)
146 Shaggy Mane
149 Shepherd's Purse
150 Sorrel, Sheep
151 Sorrel, Yellow Wood
152 Speedwell, Thyme Leaf
153 Spruce Tree
155 Strawberry
156 Sumac, Staghorn
158 Sunflower
160 Sweet Fern
161 Sweet Gale
163 Sweetgrass
164 Tamarack
165 Tansy
166 Thistle, Common
167 Thistle, Sow
168 Tobacco
169 Vetch, Purple
170 Walnut, Black
171 Wild Rice (Manoomin)
173 Winter Green
174 Yarrow
177 Recipe List
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