Wild Plants and Native Peoples of the Four Corners
Wild Plants and Native Peoples of the Four Corners is the second  book in a series by Dunmire and Tierney exploring native plant uses.  Following the much-acclaimed Wild Plants of the Pueblo Province, this  new book emphasizes prehistoric uses of plants in the Four Corners  area, focusing on Mesa Verde National Park, Chaco Canyon, Canyon de  Chelly, Aztec Ruins, Hovenweep, and other major sites of the region  once occupied by the Navajo, Ute, Paiute, Hopi, and Apache peoples.       Dunmire and Tierney are able to eloquently illustrate the importance  of the people-plant relationship that has existed throughout the ages  among native peoples and how ancient traditional uses of these plants  inform contemporary uses today. Through vignettes of background  information drawn from lore and cultural traditions and interviews with  tribal elders, Wild Plants and Native Peoples of the Four Corners  describes uses for edible, medicinal, and dye plants, as well as plants  used for making baskets, tools, and shelters. Complementing these  essays are profiles of fifty new trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials,  and grasses common to traditional Native America.  RMBPA, Runner-up  Design Competition, 1997 Guide/Travel Book