Camas prairie
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The name Camas Prairie refers to several distinct geographical areas in the Western United States which were named for the native perennial Camassia or camas.
| Missing image Camassia-quamash.jpg Camassia quamash Indian Camas (Camassia quamash) |
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Idaho
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| Missing image Nez-perce-chiefs-1899-camas-prairie.jpg University of Washington Digital Collections |
History
The Camas Prairie in Idaho was included in the aboriginal lands of the Nez Perce peoples. They gathered quamash during the autumn to use as a food source.
Geology
Cities
Counties
Bibliography
- Idaho Encyclopedia (http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/idahoencyclopedia/articles/landscape/camasprairie.htm) Moscow, Id: University of Idaho, 2004.
External Links
- Camas Prairie Railroad (http://idahoptv.org/productions/allaboard/camas.html)
- Historical Museum at St. Gertrude (http://www.historicalmuseumatstgertrude.com/)
- Monastery of St. Gertrude (http://www.stgertrudes.org/)
- North Central Idaho site (http://www.northcentralidaho.info/camasmain.htm)
Montana
History
Geology
Cities
Counties
Bibliography
External Links
- Camas Prairie ripple marks (http://www.glaciallakemissoula.org/virtualtour/camasprarie.html)