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Spring was a busy time for Nez Perce (Nimipu) men and women. The Chinook salmon spawning season meant that men could use nets, spears and traps to catch large numbers of fish; hunters also sought elk, deer and mountain sheep while the women took their sharp, hardwood digging sticks to the lower valleys to find kouse roots used for soup or to make cakes that could be stored all year.

Spring was also the time for gathering bitterroot in the Missoula area. This plant was considered a great delicacy.

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