Introduction
The Pacific Northwest is the most biodiverse region in Canada. Local Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) relating to Indigenous plants is extensive with more than 145 species utilized by members of the host nations for technology, food, medicine and ceremony. This guide spotlights a few of these plants, found growing in the Courtyard Garden at Museum of Vancouver, in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim (and soon in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓), the languages spoken by the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh communities. We thank them for sharing some of their knowledge with us.