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University of Victoria. University of British Columbia.
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Nancy Turner
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She describes herself and her own work as follows
My speciality is ethnobotany. Much of my work is field-oriented, interviewing knowledgeable elders of Aboriginal communities in many parts of British Columbia, to document traditional uses, names, and perceptions of plants. Analyzing these data and comparing information from different regions and cultural groups has been a major focus of my research.
The Government of British Columbia have admitted Nancy Turner to the and, in doing so, describe her, her work, and her contributions as follows:
Nancy J. Turner. is an internationally-distinguished scholar and scientist who has devoted her life to documenting the endangered knowledge of First Nations.
As a pioneer in ethnobiology, her more than 25 years of research have focused on the diverse interactions of First Peoples in British Columbia with the ecosystems they depended on and the critical role of plant resources for foods, medicines and materials. Her research will be seen as a most valuable compendium of aboriginal culture and plant lore in British Columbia.
R.E. Schultes Award (1997)
(1999)
Canadian Botanical Association’s Lawson Medal (2002)
Killam Research Fellowship (2007)
William L. Brown Award for Excellence in Genetic Resource Conservation (2008).
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