Snowberry
pəpq̓i’yas (lək̓ʷəŋən)
Snowberry (English)
P’up’q’iyas (Hul’q’umi’num)
PEPKÍOŦIȽĆ (SENĆOŦEN)
La symphorine blanche (French)
Symphoricarpos albus (Scientific)
Caution!!! Do not eat snowberries, otherwise known as ghostberries or waxberries. They are poisonous. They should only be used topically to clean skin.
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How to pronounce PƏPQ̓I’YAS: https://ied.sd61.bc.ca/snowberry/
These plant names and information are part of a Restorative Education project created by teachers Mx. Emily Menzies, Mr. Levi Wilson and their students from Shoreline Middle School, Colquitz Middle School, and Ditidaht Community School (2019-2024). For more information, please see www.restorativeducation.com/.
The research and language knowledge shared have been assembled through several multi-year relationships with a number of Indigenous Language Holders.
The guidance we have received from these Language Holders is that this information is not to be shared or adopted by other groups or organizations. Their use is relational and each organization is encouraged to build and deepen their own connections through respectful and ethical engagement.
We hope you visit the Swan Lake Native Plant Garden and enjoy the culturally and ecologically significant native plants cultivated here on lək̓ʷəŋən territories.