... When you hear about plants used as drugs by Native peoples, the first thing people usually ask is, "Do they work?" The short answer is, yes, which means that the medicine has the effect that Native Americans want it to have that it meets their expectations. This essay will only focus on a few of the well-known medicines from the Great Lakes Region in Canada. Cowslip A plant used ... mainly on the wild rice of the lakes of their region. Long ago, it was the women who did the gathering, but now the whole family participates in the gathering of wild rice. Before the rice was ripe, we paddle...

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• Grade Level: High School