de.nig] THE ASSINIBOIN 583 



Roots, Berries, etc., Eaten by the Indians of the Upper Missouri 



English name 



Assiniboin name 



Method of preparation 



Prairie turnip (pomme blanche) 



Service berries-- 



Bull berries (grains des boeufs). 



C hokecherries _ 



Red plums _ 



Wild grapes 



Currants 



Gooseberries 



Wild rhubarb 



Fungus growing on trees 



Artichokes 



Berries of the red willow 



Antelope turnips 



W ild garlic _. 



A berry called __ 



Acorns 2 ** 



Strawberries 



Inner bark of cottonwood 



Berries of the smoking weed 



A root resembling artichoke 



Buds of the wild rose 



Red haw berries 



Teep-se-nah 



We-pah-zoo-kah 



Taque-sha-shah 



Cham-pat) 



Caun-tah 



Chint-kah.. 



Wecha-ge nus-kah 



Chap-tah-ha-zah 



Chan-hn-no-ha 



Chaun-no-ghai 



Pung-ghai 



Chau-sha-sha 



Ta-to-ka-na Teep-se-nah 



Ta-poo-zint-kah 



Me-nun 



Ou-tah-pe 



Wa-zshu-sta-cha 



Wah-chin-cba-ha 



She-o-tak-kah 



Ske-ske-chah 



We-ze-zeet-kah 



Tas-paun 



Dried and pounded. 

 Dried. 



Do. 

 Pounded with seeds and dried. 

 Stones extracted and dried. 

 Not preserved; eaten ripe. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Tops eaten raw or boiled. 

 Not dried; found in winter. 

 Eaten raw or boiled; not preserved. 

 Eaten raw only in great need. 

 Boiled and dried. 

 Raw; not preserved. 

 Not dried; eaten ripe. 

 Roasted and dried. 

 Not dried. 



Resorted to in time of actual famine. 

 Not preserved; eaten ripe. 

 Dried, pounded, and boiled. 

 Found everywhere all winter on the 



stalk. 

 Not dried; eaten in fall and winter. 



J7a Found only along White Earth River. 



Animals Eaten by Indians 



Buffalo (wo-ta- 



cha ! bulL - 

 [cow. _ 



Antelope 



Elk 



Deer 



Bear 



Wolf 



„ (red... 



Foxes \ 



I gray.. 



Porcupine 



Badger 



Skunk 



Rabbit 



Hare 



Ermine 



Otter 



Ta-tun-gah. 



Petai. 



Tah-to-ka-nah. 



Opon. 



Tah-chah. 



Wah-ghun-kseecha. 



Shunkto-ka-chah. 2 ' 



Shunga shanah 



To-kah-nah. 



Pah-hee. 



Kho-kah. 



Man-gah. 



Mushtinchanah. 



Mushtincha ska. b 



E-toonka sun. 



Petun. 



Mink 



Beaver 



Muskrat 



Glutton 



Lynx 



Mouse 



Ground squirrel. _ 



Water turtle 



Terrapin 



Horns of elk in 



the velvet. 



Horse 



Mule 



Dog 



Snake (not eaten 



except by Cree). 



E-koo-sa. 



Chap-pah. 



Sink-pai. 



Me-nag-gzshe. 



Ega-mo'. 



Pees-pees-anah. 



Tah-she-ho-tah. 



Kai-ah. 



Pat-kah-shah. 



Tah-hai. 



Shungatun-gah. 



Sho-shonah. 



Shunka. 



M Literally, the other kind of dog. 



Birds Eaten 



