The Summer Huckleberry Harvest Is an Important Tradition for This Indigenous Tribe in Oregon
The wiwinu, or huckleberry, is a standard meals for the Indigenous Warm Springs tribe of north-central Oregon. Every single August, its associates set out in look for of huckleberry bushes to decide, harvesting a bounty for the community’s yearly feast that celebrates the fruit. Wiwinu (Huckleberries), by Brutis Baez, a winner of Eddie Bauer’s A single Exterior Movie Grant, tells the story of wiwinu and why the berry has remained critical for Heat Springs men and women today.