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Culturally Significant Plants of the Chiricahua Apache with Phillip Koszarek
Friday, September 22, 2017, 03:30pm - 04:30pm |
Free. Wild plants of the Chihuahan Desert and mountains of the Madrean Archipelago provided nutrition and made up a large part of the Chiricahua Apache's material culture. Traditionally the Chiricahua Apache survived through a combination of hunting and gathering and by preserving those foods. The practice of collecting, preparing, and preserving the wild plant food sources was a year-round enterprise and integral to their overall survival. It required an intimate knowledge of the natural environment. All foods and materials were collected during a year that was divided into six distinct seasons, named for their impressions of the natural environment.
Location 12th Street & Kentucky
Silver City NM
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