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The
History of Gathering
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This module contains seven lesson plans and five homework assignments designed to give participants a historical perspective of gathering in the United States. Beginning with a ‘long look’ back, participants learn about the use of plants in prehistoric times and then how these uses have changed – and remained the same – over time. Participants then learn about effective interviewing skills and explore how their own family has interacted with wild plants in the past. The next two lessons look specifically at the relationships between Native American tribes and the U.S. government and provide a historical understanding of reserved gathering rights and management mechanisms such as the use of cultural use zones for protecting these rights. The module concludes with a look at the creation and evolution of the Forest Service, in order to provide participants an understanding of the overarching context of forest management in the United States in which gathering practices have been embedded.
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Lesson Plan: A
Historical Look at Gathering