Huckleberries are part of the folklore of Native Americans. Tribes may have introduced early settlers to the huckleberries — especially settlers in the western part of the United States. The following article from Today’s Home Kitchen describes some of their stories about “Wiwnu”: Indian word for huckleberry: “Ischit Wiwnu”—The Path of The Huckleberry “Ischit Wiwnu”—Path, […]
Native Americans enjoy a long history of picking and maintaining many huckleberry stands throughout the northwest region. The use and preservation of huckleberries is recorded as far back at 1615 when explorer Samuel de Champlain observed Native Americans collecting and drying huckleberries for winter use. Even the first huckleberry rakes were developed by Native Americans! […]
