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Welcome
to Camp Internet's Explore the Ancient Southwest!
Wild Foods Enjoyed by the Archaic Peoples
Inland Southwest
Fruits and pads of the cholla, saguaro and prickly pear cactus
Beans and berries from mesquite and juniper
Seeds and greens from pigweed, goosefoot, and tansy mustard
Plant eating animals - deer, bighorn sheep, antelope, bison, squirrel,
rabbit and gophers
Meat eating animals - coyote, badger, and bobcat
Coastal Southwest
Plants
Jicama - a juicy root
Chia seeds - from sage
Islay - hollyleaf cherry
Indian milkweed - for chewing gum
Yellow jacket larvae - a delicacy
Caterpillars
Tule roots
Pine nuts
Black Sage - leaves dried and used as an herb
Elderberry - ripe berries were eaten or made into a beverage
Galium - also known as bed straw - used for sleeping mats, and when collected
in early spring was eaten like spinach
Lemonade Berry - berries made into a beverage similar to lemonade
Manzanita - berries were used to make cider or ground into flour
Miner's Lettuce - a succulent wild green that provides salad greens and
a good source of vitamin C
Oak acorn - an important part of the diet of native North Americans and
was the basic flour for cakes and soups
Prickly Pear Cactus - green paddle-like branches and fruit are edible
Stinging Nettles - young leaves were cooked and plant fibers were made
into string
Toyon - berries were dried and eaten like raisins
White Sage - leaves were dried and used as an herb and to make tea
Yarrow - medicinal uses
Animals harvested include :
Whale
Seals
Sea Lions
Sea Otters
Sea Turtles
Island Fox
Dolphins
Snakes
Lizards
Woodpeckers
Squid
Sea Urchins
Abalone
Mussels
Crabs
Sardines
Anchovy
Bonito
Grunion
Bass
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