Interviews
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Dr. Mary Thomas
A Secwepemc (Shuswap) Elder from Salmon Arm BC, Mary holds the traditional ecological knowledge of NTFPs in her area. |
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Christine Joseph
Christine Joseph — or ‘Wata’ — is a Kwakiutl Elder and traditionally trained healer from Fort Rupert near Port Hardy. |
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Chief Fred Sampson
of the Siska Nation in Lytton BC, uses the traditional knowledge of NTFPs to create a band based business, Siska Traditions. |
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Betty Shore
A pioneer in the wild mushroom industry. |
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Rick Ross
One of the owners of Western Evergreens, a family business based on floral greens since 1970. |
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Shirley Pietila
One of Betty's mushroom buyers was her friend Shirley Pietla of D’arcy, BC. Shirley approached the Ministry of Forests to save mushroom habitat in Blackwater. |
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Dr. Nancy Turner
A professor at the University of Victoria, Nancy Turner is internationally known for her contribution to the field of ethnobotany. She appears here interviewing Mary Thomas. |
Authors
Tim Brigham, Royal Roads University
Jeff Ralph, Research Assistant
Production Team
Peggy Faulds, Project Manager
Kate Seaborne, Production Manager
Judy Somers, Audio-Visual Production
Keith Webster, Instructional/Technical Design
Katy Chan, Graphic Design
Marc Furney, Marc Furney Illustration
We are grateful to the Neskonlith Band for their assistance with arrangements and ongoing support for the project.
We also thank the Royal BC Museum and BC Archives for permission to reproduce photographs.
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