berrying
- noun
- On weekends, they often go berrying in the nearby forest, picking wild blackberries for a delicious dessert.
- the history of berrying
- Ojibwe stories of berrying
We had to go out and hunt it and, you know, find it, gather, find berries and, you know, vegetables and things.
- We had to go out and hunt it and, you know, find it, gather, find berries and, you know, vegetables and things.
Examples
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Early accounts of berrying indicate that it was a means to sustain families and, in some cases, keep them together.
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Clearly, by the turn of the century, berrying had become an important source of income for the Ojibwe in the region.
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Over time, berrying became progressively more important, providing a means to make a living in the expanding American market economy.
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Many stories of berrying during the nineteenth century also center on migration and family or community participation.
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The history of berrying provides a picture of both continuity and change in Ojibwe survival strategies.
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Ojibwe accounts of berrying from the Depression era imply similar patterns.
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Denomie's childhood memories and experiences of berrying as an adult in 1938 reflect the positive experiences of berrying.
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Undoubtedly, berrying was an important resource for Ojibwe women during the nineteenth century.
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We are reminded by Peacock of the continued significance of berries and berrying in connection to the persistence of Ojibwe identity and self-determination into the future.
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More importantly, berrying stories—accounts by Ojibwe of berrying experiences—provide insight into the meanings of these transformations.
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Synonyms
Gathering fruit or crops by hand
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Berrying comes from the simple word berry meaning 'small fruit', the same part you see in blueberry, plus the ending -ing that turns a noun into the action 'picking' or 'gathering'. So berrying is the activity of going out to pick wild berries for food or fun.