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black elderberry


Entry Type:  
Species
Scientific Name:  
Common Name:  
black elderberry
Myaamia Name:  
wiikalamihsa

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Myaamia Archival Sources  
Reference Source Reference Type Archival Data Comments
Gatschet, A.S. ca. 1895 Related Info 

"papíkwezé, papikwäⁿze, elder-tree, probably Sambucus glauca. SW [Sarah Wadsworth] thinks the pit in it named the tree papikwanshi--wanshi is pith or marrow".

 

Olds, J., Olds, D. and D. Tippman 1999 Use - Food 

Berries are gathered and made into juice.

Gonella, M.P 2003-2006 Use - Food 

Berries made into jelly, flower buds and heads can be deep fried and eaten.

Strack, M. 2004 , February 27 Use - Technology 

The stem is hollowed out and used as a tap for maple sugaring.

Tippman, D. 1999 Use - Food 

Berries are gathered for making into preserves, sometimes mixed with something else to make more tart.

Tippman, D. 1999 Use - Material 

Stems are hollowed out using a willow branch, then a whittled down hickory stick placed inside along with a paper wad to make a pop-gun.

Gonella, M.P 2003-2006 Use - Food 

Wild elderberries were picked and eaten when George's was a child. His, mother, Thelma Louise Baker of the Eagle Band, made elderberry wine and jelly.

Dunn, J.P. ca. 1900 Related Info 

wĭkŭlŭmpsa or wĭ‑cŭl‑lumps "elder bush"

Bush, L. L 1996 Use - Food 

Human charred remains of Sambucus sp. recovered from excavation site at early Myaamia Village at the forks of the Wabash River (Ft. Wayne), 1795-1812 (Ehler Site).

Botanical Sources  
Reference Source Reference Type Data Comments
Gleason, H.A. and Cronquist, A. 1991 Habitat 

Sambucus canadensis occurs in moist or rich woods, fields, and roadsides in eastern and western Myaamia lands, and is the most common of native elderberries.  S. racemosa occurs in rich woods in only eastern Myaamia lands (and western U.S.), but could also potentially be included in this record.

Dunn, J.P. ca. 1900 Related Info 

Dunn said that kĭkalósa was the Oklahoma Miami term for ‘elder bush’

Related Sources  
Reference Source Reference Type Data Comments
Coulter, S. 1932  

Flowers of Sambucus canadensis or S. nigra contain volatile oils, resins and other compounds that when given in small doses 4 gm act as a diaphoretic, diuretic, and stimulant, and are used to treat erysipelas, and fevers.

Largillier, J. 1644-1714  

"8ippichar8i, "of the elderberry"