October 2013 Volume 47 Issue 10
swədəbš qyuuqs News
Photo Courtesy Jessica Grossglass
pedxiTxiTil (pud-HWEETHWEE-teel) Moon of the Falling Leaves
“Much of October is “the moon of the falling leaves.” During this moon, the last stocks of sockeye, and humpback go up-river, while silvers and dog salmon are reaching their peak. Fishing and drying salmon for the winter months continues. This is the height of the harvest, because the plants are maturing and starting to die. It is a good time to gather nettles, cattails, salal, and bracken fern roots. Hunting begins for ducks, geese and other birds as they return for the winter, and also for larger game such as deer and elk.” 13 Moons: The 13 Lunar Phases, And How They Guide the Swinomish People. By swelitub (Todd A. Mitchell) & Jamie L. Donatuto