Traditional Plants and Herbs
AIHEC Traditional Plants Competition - Reference List:
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Ode, D. J. (2006). Dakota flora: A seasonal sampler. South Dakota State Historical Society Press.
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Tilford, G. L. (1997). Edible and medicinal plants of the West. Mountain Press Publishing Company.
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Brown, P. M. (2006). Wild orchids of the prairies and Great Plains region of North America. University Press of Florida.
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2 Websites with specific North Dakota plants:
AIHEC Traditional Plants and Herbs Competition Rules:
1. The traditional plant competition will be in a PowerPoint format with fifty (50) slides (one (1) slide for each plant) on a laptop provided. 2. The traditional plants will be selected from the Native/Tribal region of the host committee. 3. A list of all the traditional plants, with acceptable scientific, Tribal, and common names, as well as acceptable uses, will be available as part of the registration packet. 4. Plants will be identified with appropriate information immediately following the competition. 5. Each AIHEC Tribal College may only register up to five (5) students for the Traditional Plants competition. Only first, second, and third place will be awarded. 6. Books from the reference list can be obtained from any Tribal College library, science department, or bookstore. 7. Tribal College student participants will have up to two (2) hours to complete the competition. 8.There can only be one (1) Tribal College student participant at a laptop at a time during the competition. 9. Reference materials or cell phones are not permitted during the competition. 10. Common or Tribal names/spelling or traditional uses may vary; check the registration-reference list for acceptable plant names, spelling, and uses. 11. Traditional plants may have more than one (1) traditional use; however, only one (1) traditional use needs to be provided for each plant in the competition. Each Tribal College student participants’ list will provide one (1) traditional use for each plant. 12. Any alternative use for a traditional plant that Tribal College student participant wishes to provide during the competition shall be cleared up by the host committee coordinator prior to the start of the competition. Any traditional use provided by the Tribal College student participant shall be verified as a traditional use of the host committee region. 13. Tribal College students shall list the scientific name, common name, the Tribal name, and traditional use for each plant. 14. Traditional uses for each plant shall be specific beyond simply “food” or “medicine”. 1.For medicines, Tribal College students shall identify the part of the plant that is used and illness that is treated. 2.For food, Tribal college student participants shall identify the part of the plant that is consumed. 3.For building materials, tribal college students shall identify the part of the plant that is used and give an example of its uses. 4.For other uses, Tribal college student participants shall identify the part of the plant used and its uses.