Last year, we shared a blog post for yel ‘as - whipped soap berries, Indian ice cream , and had a few people asking us how to preserve them! We were not sure ourselves, so we had to ask Stephen’s friend Carol from Gitwinksiłkw what the method was for preserving ‘as [‘as] - soapberries. ‘Yel … Continue reading inta maaynm ‘as [in/ta/maay nm ‘as]- jarred soap berries

Just like g̱a̱boox [g̱a̱/*boox] - cockles, you can harvest ts'a̱'a̱x [ts'a̱'a̱x] - clam (common noun) throughout the cold winter months. Ts'a̱'a̱x live low in the intertidal zone, but above the g̱a̱boox (they live even lower down in the intertidal zone). Shellfish, including ts'a̱'a̱x and g̱a̱boox, can be harvested about twice per month on the low-low … Continue reading sa’mx [*sa/’mx] – butter clam

Nothing says summertime like fried sockeye, and July is Ha'lila̱x simisoo [ha/'li/la̱x/si/mi/*soo] - the time to harvest sockeye salmon Your browser doesn't support this audio player.! We processed our fish in the last week of July, but we bought a house (woohoo) and didn’t get a chance to finish our blog until today! Adult sockeye … Continue reading inta hoon nm misoo [in/ta/hoon nm mi/*soo] – jarred sockeye salmon

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit northern BC (12 confirmed cases in the Northern Heath region as I’m writing this), and Stephen and I have been in voluntary self-isolation for 2 weeks. While I do enjoy working from home, it’s not an ideal situation when you’re stuck within the parameters of the house 24/7. We have … Continue reading inta samiim wa̱n [in/ta/sa/mi/m/wa̱n] – jarred deer meat