Compound composed of: maay berries, ol bear
common noun. bear berry
Scientific name: Lonicera involucrata; see also Arctostaphylos media or uva ursi. In Plants of the Gitga'at People Sorbus sitchensis, mountain
ash, is referred to as sg̱an maaya ol
Ksa ol int ga̱ba maaya̱'ol. Only bears are the ones who eat bear berries.
Photograph courtesy of Nancy Turner.
Photograph courtesy of Nancy Turner.
Bearberry - may be called maaya’ol by some groups. Not found in Hartley Bay. For details see Plants of the Gitga’at People.
Photograph courtesy of Nancy Turner.
Photograph courtesy of Nancy Turner.