Where it grows: Throughout Canada, Otohtoksiin are found in thickets, open woodlands, fields, and on rocky slopes.

How to Identify: These berries grow on upright shrubs, have red fruit, and stems with thin prickles.

Blackfoot: Otohtoksiin

Food Uses:

• The root was scraped and boiled.
• The fruit was consumed raw or cooked.

Medicinal Uses:

• The leaves were made into tea, and the liquid was given to children as a treatment for bowel issues.