[PCA] NEWS: Turnips, anyone? - Botanist explores staple food of Plains Indian diet

Olivia Kwong plant at plantconservation.org
Wed Aug 19 08:05:11 CDT 2009


http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=79&story_id=5912

Turnips, anyone? - Botanist explores staple food of Plains Indian diet
Posted: Tuesday, Aug 18th, 2009
BY: Staff Reports

If someone asked you what foods the Lakota were eating before the 
homesteaders began to move onto the prairie, no doubt you'd answer, 
"Venison or "buffalo ."

It's a pretty good bet, though, you wouldn't have answered, "Turnips."

See the link above for the full article text.




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