Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on cranberry

qwum’tsal’s
cranberry

’uy’ s’ulhtuns tthu hwulmuhw.
It’s good food for the native people.

’a’luxut kwus hwun’a’ ’ul’ tuw’ tum’kw’e’lus ’uw’ wulh m’i qw’ul.
You gather it at the beginning of summer when it’s just ripe.

nilh stth’oom ni’ ch xte’um ’u tthu chem.
You make jam.

Featured Plant

t’a’hw | Balsam

Amabilis fir, grand fir (pictured), and subalpine fir are tall, flat-needled, cone-bearing trees. Amabilis fir grows most commonly in moist forest sites, on deep, well-drained soils along most of the coastal region of the province. Grand fir grows in middle–to upper–elevation coniferous forests along a more restricted portion of the southern coast. It is often associated with amabilis fir. Subalpine firs occur at higher elevations within the Hul’q’umi’num’ territories. Most or all of the ethnobotanical data provided here may refer to grand fir rather than amabilis fir.

Fir trees (probably both species listed), known locally as “balsam,” have pitchy bark that may be used for medicinal purposes.