Study finds Indigenous people cultivated hazelnuts 7,000 years ago, challenging modern assumptions – Maharlika News
November 27 2024
A new study indicates Indigenous peoples in what is now British Columbia have been cultivating the beaked hazelnut for thousands of years, challenging assumptions that pre-colonial Indigenous people were only hunter-gatherers.
Researcher says evidence challenges narratives of wild, untouched landscapes in what is now British Columbia
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science indicates Indigenous peoples in what is now B.C. had been cultivating the beaked hazelnut for thousands of years, which researchers say challenges the notion that pre-colonial Indigenous people in northwestern B.C. were only hunter-gatherers.
