English

wild grape

Scientific Name

Vitis spp. in general

Arapaho

1. tootoocibino ; 2. beeneibi’i

Translation of the Arapaho

1. ‘close together berries’ ; 2. ‘stuck in a cluster’

Grape and the Arapaho

Food: fruit, dried food, winter food. In the “Life of Mrs. White Bear,” she says that grapes were crushed and molded to save as dried winter food.