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This is a picture taken by Edward S. Curtis when he visited the Quw’utsun’ mustimuhw in 1913. Ruby Peter — Sti’tum’at explains the picture in Hul’q’umi’num’.
Saskatoon berry plants range in size from small shrubs to small trees that produce large, white, showy blossoms. Saskatoon berries are purple to nearly black fruits that are edible and sweet. They are widely distributed in coastal British Columbia, including all of Vancouver Island.
