Did you know the month of May is the Bitterroot month? About in May, each year the Salish & Pend d’Oreille people start digging sp̓eƛ̓m (bitterroot). When it was time to dig sp̓eƛ̓m, the Chief would select a group of women to go ahead and check the roots to see if it was ready. If it peeled easily, then it was ready. Following the feast, everyone is then free to dig all that they need. A long time ago the people, they'd all get together when it was time to dig bitterroot or camas and go together and camp for days where the bitterroot was plenty-full. They were making and storing food for the winter.