Hul’q’umi’num’ Language & Culture Society presents

Plants in the Hul’q’umi’num’ World

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on camas

camas

speenhw

nilh s’ulhtunsulh tl’e’ tthu hwulmuhw.
That’s a food for the native people.

’uy’ kwus they’tum’ qw’ulutum.
It’s very good when it’s prepared cooked.

qux tthu s’ulhtun tst ni’ wulh smel’q tst.
We’ve forgotten a lot of our foods.

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p’tth’une’ulhp | Juniper

p’tth’une’ulhp | Juniper

The Rocky Mountain juniper occurs primarily in the southern interior of the province, but also may be found in dry, rocky places in the Strait of Georgia. This shrubby tree is notable for its prickly needles and berry-like fleshy cones. Locally, this species is referred to simply as juniper, or sometimes as “pencil cedar”.