English

marmot, yellow-bellied

(woodchuck)

Arapaho

beexóni'

Translation of the Arapaho

‘big rodent’

Technical Information

Marmota flaviventris

 

Marmots and the Arapaho

Marmots were eaten as a special treat. They were killed and then roasted: they were buried in a small pit with hot rocks, with the pit then being covered by dirt.