Berry by Berry, Language to Carry Citations

See below for the sources used to identify the berries and traditional Indigenous names from the children’s book Berry by Berry, Language to Carry. Written by Abigail Echo-Hawk (Pawnee), illustrated by Megan McDermott (Little Shell Chippewa).

Citations

Mulberry — òkhatim (Lenape/Delaware)

Delaware Tribe of Indians. (n.d.). “Mulberry (fruit); mulberries: òkhatim.” Lenape Talking Dictionary. Accessed September 4, 2026. 

 

Salmonberry — alagnaq (Kodiak Alutiiq/Sugpiaq)

Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository. (n.d.). “Salmonberry — Alagnaq.” Accessed September 4, 2026. 

 

Raspberry — apáruupahat (Skiri Pawnee)

Parks, D. R., & Pratt, L. N. (2008). A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee. University of Nebraska Press. 

 

Gooseberry — B’ézi (Ponca)

Headman, L. V., & O’Neill, S. (2019). Dictionary of the Ponca People. University of Nebraska Press. 

 

Strawberry — ode’imin (Ojibwe/Anishinaabemowin)

Livesay, N. (Ed.), & Nichols, J. D. (Founding linguistic editor). (n.d.). “ode’imin (ni): a strawberry.” The Ojibwe People’s Dictionary, University of Minnesota. Accessed September 4, 2026. 

 

Bearberry — kakahsiin (Blackfoot)

Reveal, J. L., & Mussulman, J. A. (n.d.). “Bearberry.” Discover Lewis & Clark. Accessed September 4, 2026. 

 

Chokecherry — čhaŋpȟá (Lakota)

Ullrich, J. (2022). New Lakota Dictionary: Lakȟótiyapi–English / English–Lakȟótiyapi (3rd ed.). Lakota Language Consortium. 

 

Huckleberry — wíwnu (Yakama Ichishkíin/Sahaptin)

Beavert, V., & Hargus, S. (2009). Ichishkíin Sínwit: Yakama/Yakima Sahaptin Dictionary. Heritage University and University of Washington Press.

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Blueberry — gigi (Ahtna)

Ahtna, Inc. (n.d.). “Mentasta Language Lessons: Berries.” Based on the language work and recordings of Katie John. Accessed September 4, 2026. 

 

Pine nut — ťá∙gɨm (Washoe)

Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. (n.d.). “Washoe History.” Accessed September 4, 2026.

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