Wild Rose and Western Red Cedar: The Gifts of the Northwest Plants by Elise Krohn

Wild Rose and Western Red Cedar is a testament to the resurgence of knowledge about the gifts of Northwest plants. Through stories, recipes, plant profiles, photos and drawings, this book empowers readers to gather and prepare traditional foods, create healing gardens and make plant medicine. It was written to educate students in the Traditional Foods and Medicines Program at the Northwest Indian Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center and the Northwest Indian College’s Traditional Plants and Foods Program. The text includes culturally sensitive information solely for those purposes, and thus distribution is limited to native people and those who serve their health, communities, and cultures. SSHS team members travel from our office in Mount Currie, BC into the communities, often driving along a Forest Service Road for more than two hours or being helicoptered in. This ensures that SSHS members—from newborns to Elders—have access to the health and wellness supports at their health stations, or health space, in their home communities.