Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on douglas fir

ts’sey’, ts’sey’ulhp

douglas fir

nilh p’e’ xut’ustum’ ts’sey’ulhp.
That’s what is called ts’sey’ulhp.

tun’a ’uy’ ha’kwushum’ tthu huy’qw nilh nuw’ huy’qws ni’ ’u tthu thi lelum’.
It’s good to use for fires in the longhouse.

Featured Plant

q’am’ | Bull Kelp

Bull kelp is one of the largest brown algae. It grows attached to the sea floor by a specialized rootlike structure called a holdfast. From this, a long stemlike stipe extends to the surface of the sea, terminating in an enlarged, spherical, hollow float from which the linear leaflike blades emanate. It occurs on rocks in the upper sub-tidal zone to a depth of several fathoms throughout coastal British Columbia. (A fathom is equal to 1.83 m [6 ft].)

Bull kelp has been placed over the fire and ashes used to steam clams in order to provide moisture and flavour the clams.