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Humanities Lab-Connecting Culture to Food: Natural Food Resources Used for Clothing
Cotton
"Cotton has been used by Native Americans in the desert Southwest for food and fiber for thousands of years. Archaeological digs at Snaketown along the Gila River in Central Arizona have revealed roasted cottonseed fragments dating back 1,400 years. Gossypium Thurberi is a variety of cotton that is native to the Arizona desert."
Shells
The use of shells can be seen among many communities and range from freshwater shells to shells from the sea. They were used as decoration, tools and carried symbols of new life. Common shells are: dentalium, abalone and cowry shells.
The ASU Library acknowledges the twenty-three Native Nations that have inhabited this land for centuries. Arizona State University's four campuses are located in the Salt River Valley on ancestral territories of Indigenous peoples, including the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and Pee Posh (Maricopa) Indian Communities, whose care and keeping of these lands allows us to be here today. ASU Library acknowledges the sovereignty of these nations and seeks to foster an environment of success and possibility for Native American students and patrons. We are advocates for the incorporation of Indigenous knowledge systems and research methodologies within contemporary library practice. ASU Library welcomes members of the Akimel O’odham and Pee Posh, and all Native nations to the Library.
