An Ethnobotany of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: A Baseline Study Emphasizing Plant Relationships of the Miami and Potawatomi Peoples Final Report - Volume 1, November 9, 2006
Toupal RS. 2006. An Ethnobotany of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: A Baseline Study Emphasizing Plant Relationships of the Miami and Potawatomi Peoples Final Report - Volume 1, November 9, 2006. Bureau of Applied Anthropology, School of Anthropology, University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ
The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (INDU) in northwestern Indiana was established on November 5, 1966 “in order to preserve for the educational, inspirational, and recreational use of the public certain portions of the Indiana dunes and other areas of scenic, scientific, and historic interest and recreational value” (P.L. 89-761, 89th Congress, 80 Stat 1309). The extensive sand dunes and diverse flora provided the primary stimuli for protection of this area along the south end of Lake Michigan. Several amendments to the original authorizing legislation have resulted in over 15,000 acres and, as currently inventoried, 1,462 species of plants. The management of INDU includes consideration of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended), the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990, and various statutes, executive orders, and National Park Service (NPS) policies and guidelines. The NPS, consequently, strives to be responsive to the concerns of contemporary traditionally associated people including American Indian and non-Indian groups. To do so effectively, the agency needs a deeper understanding of how these groups value the natural and cultural resources within INDU boundaries. This report on the ethnobotany of INDU provides primary and secondary traditional plant use data that furthers the agency’s understanding of traditionally associated groups’ attachment to INDU.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Toupal, Rebecca
- Date of Issue
- 2006-11-09
- Publisher
- Bureau of Applied Anthropology, School of Anthropology, University of Arizona
- Units
- INDU
- Keywords
- ethnobotany, ethnography, traditional ecological knowledge