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In search of camas, a Native American food staple (The secret gardens) — High Country News – Know the West
![Camas (Camassia quamash), traditional aboriginal bulb food, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Stock Photo - Alamy Camas (Camassia quamash), traditional aboriginal bulb food, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/ARN7DM/camas-camassia-quamash-traditional-aboriginal-bulb-food-vancouver-ARN7DM.jpg)
Camas (Camassia quamash), traditional aboriginal bulb food, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Stock Photo - Alamy
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WSU Anthropologists Work with Kalispel Tribe to Learn About Traditional Foods - Northwest Public Broadcasting
Camas is one of the most important traditional foods in Salish country. The small bulb-like roots are dug and roasted, eaten fre
![In a field outside Fishtrap, Salish School of Spokane kindergartners touch their history — the delicious camas root — and carry their cultural connections into the future | Arts & Culture In a field outside Fishtrap, Salish School of Spokane kindergartners touch their history — the delicious camas root — and carry their cultural connections into the future | Arts & Culture](https://media1.inlander.com/inlander/imager/u/original/24562075/culture1-1-2c0e6082da650e3a.jpg)
In a field outside Fishtrap, Salish School of Spokane kindergartners touch their history — the delicious camas root — and carry their cultural connections into the future | Arts & Culture
Camas, a traditional Nez Perce food source is currently blooming on the Camas Prairie. Camas is a beautiful small lily-like flower that grows in damp places across the Pacific Northwest. The following
![Edible Quamash / Small Camas (Camassia quamash) | The Good-To-Know | Seeds A-Z | Seed catalog C - Samen & Saatgut Edible Quamash / Small Camas (Camassia quamash) | The Good-To-Know | Seeds A-Z | Seed catalog C - Samen & Saatgut](https://www.magicgardenseeds.com/pics/mgs/CAM01/1000/Edible-Quamash-Small-Camas-(Camassia-quamash).jpg)