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Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington

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Language Name

Nsyilxcən.

Alternate Language Names

Okanagan, n̓səl̓xcin̓, Sinixt, Okanagan-Colville.

Region

British Columbia, Canada; Washington, United States.

Who

Nancy Turner (British Columbia Provincial Museum); Randy Bouchard, Dorothy Kennedy (British Columbia Indian Language Project).

Others Involved

Martin Louie, Selina Timoyakin, Larry Pierre, Harry Robinson, Willie Armstrong, Lillie Armstrong, Nettie Francis, Louie Pichette, Cecelia Pichette, Albert Louie, Susan Louie, Joe Abel, Jeanette Aleck, Mary Abel, Ellen Stone, Ed Monaghan, Nancy Flett, Margaret Sherwood, Marion Covington (Community Members); Norman Lerman, Dr. William W. Elmendorf, Dr. G.W. Douglas, Robert W. May, Dr. Eugene Hunn (Resources); Dr. R.T. Ogilvie, Peter L. Macnair, Harold Hosford (Editorial Assistance); Kathleen Cox (Student Assistant); Chris Hall (Data Entry); Eric Sismey, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Man, Suzzallo Library, National Archives of the United States (Photography); Provincial Secretary and the Ministry of Education of British Columbia, Social Science Federation of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Exlorations Programme and Humanities and Social Sciences Division of the Canada Council, Canadian Enthology Service of the National Museum of Man, H.R. MacMillan Estate Charitable Trust (Funding).

Publishing Information

Published 1980, by the British Columbia Provincial Museum, Victoria.

How People are Cited

People are cited by name in the Acknowledgements and the Figures list, by name and community under Research Methods, and by initials within entries.

How Information is Cited

Information is cited in the Acknowledgements, Figures list, Introduction, Research Methods, within relevant entries, and the References list.

Where is Information Coming from

Information in this dictionary comes from speakers, previously published works (as listed in the References list), and unpublished works (as detailed in the Acknowledgements).

Tools and Framework used

This dictionary is available as a physical book and a digital book.

Access

The physical book is available through libraries. The digital book is open access through ResearchGate.

Included Languages and Directionality

English to Nsyilxcən.

Dialects Included

This dictionary includes information from the Colville (n̓x̌ʷʔiłpcən), Northern Okanagan, Southern Okanagan, Sanpoil-Nespelem, and Lakes dialects.

Type of Dictionary

This is a bilingual botanical dictionary.

How are Entries Organised

The entries are organized categorically, which include Lichens, Fungi, Mosses, Ferns and Fern-allies, Conifers, and Flowering Plants. The last four groups are further divided into families, which are listed alphabetically.

This dictionary is introduced by a thorough explanation of the Nsyilxcən language, the Syilx people, the traditional territory, and the research methods and process. The entries in the botanical dictionary section include the plant's English name, the scientific name, the Nsyilxcən name, and information about the traditional usage and environment of the plant. Following the dictionary, there is a section detailing the role of plants in traditional culture. There are several appendixes including General Botanical Terms in the Okanagan-Colville Language, a guide to the Nsyilxcən writing system, an Index to Okanagan-Colville Plant Names, and an Index to Botanical and Colloquial Plant Names. The Index to Okanagan-Colville Plant Names is organized alphabetically by Nsyilxcən. The Index to Botanical and Colloquial Plant Names is organized alphabetically by scientific and English name.

Other Features

Feature	Included	More Information
Guide to use and understand	✅	A brief description on page 10
Audio	❌
Images	✅
Example phrases	❌
Speakers marked	✅	By speaker initials within entries
Dialects marked	✅	Speaker initials within entries indicates dialect (on page 6, speakers' dialects are listed beside their names)

External Links

Open access through ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262010987_Ethnobotany_of_the_Okanagan-Colville_Indians_of_British_Columbia_and_Washington_State_British_Columbia_Provincial_Museum

Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/ethnobotany-of-the-okanagan-colville-indians-of-british-columbia-and-washington/oclc/8519706