The Indigenous People of South Puget Sound have utilized the bounty of the prairie for important nutrients and medicine. The People have maintained their use of the prairies by using fire and by harvesting food in a way that ensures future harvests. Fire was primarily used to stimulate growth of food plants and to maintain the prairie edges. Harvesting is done so not to leave a trace and to ensure a harvest the next year. The Indigenous People take care of the prairies and use the prairies as their garden. The Indigenous People of South Puget Sound have utilized the bounty of the prairie for important nutrients and medicine. The People have maintained their use of the prairies by using fire and by harvesting food in a way that ensures future harvests. Fire was primarily used to stimulate growth of food plants and to maintain the prairie edges. Harvesting is done so not to leave a trace and to ensure a harvest the next year. The Indigenous People take care of the prairies and use the prairies as their garden.
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