BIOL 319 Lecture : Lesson 12 Mississauga peoples and Lessons from the Elders, living sustainably.pdf
29 Jul 2014
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Most of these stands were later cleared by white settlers for farming. Lesson 1: ethnobotany in the kingston region: the missassaugas. Describe how the ecology and climate of the great-lakes st. lawrence valley shaped the availability and use of plants by the mississauga. Provide examples of the various roles that plants and plant derived products played in. Describe the importance of inter-tribal trade in plant materials to the mississaugas, and by extension, other first nations peoples. The ecology of the lower great-lakes basin and st. lawrence valley (prior to. Vast stands of mature deciduous and mixed wood species (white pine, hemlock, maple, birch, ash, oak, etc) Mississaugas were mostly hg but also shed and tended to small gardens (beans, corn, and squash) -> the wetlands, lakes, and rivers of this region provided the natural resources needed for survival. Climate: cool temperate zone (cool winters and warm summers with abundant rainfall)
