English
Arrowleaf
Scientific Name
Sagittaria latifolia
Arapaho
not known
Arrowroot and the Arapaho
Food: Elders report that a root was gathered from a water plant which grew in muddy areas of rivers and streams. The exact identity has not been confirmed, but the descriptions matches arrowroot, which has been confirmed as being gathered in the same way and eaten by the Cheyenne. Interestingly, only women were allowed to gather this root.
