From a recent email - August 2006 Chia is an important California Indian food California Indians to some extent still eat it. Prior to the discovery of the acorn, Chia was consumed even more, but is very labor intensive. We gather it close by and it is a fire follower, so it fits right into our ecology. We currently gather it and use it our daily lives as well as in our educational displays and talks on native basketry and foods. Submitted via email, August 2006 Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.