Thompson River
First month.—People-hunt-deer moon. Second month.—“Going-in” moon. People go into their winter houses. Third month.—Last “going-in” moon. Last of the people go into winter houses. Fourth month.—“Little-coming-out” moon. Alternate cold and rain. Some people camp in lodges for a time. Fifth month.—“Going-in-again” moon. Last cold when people go into winter houses again. Sixth month.—“Coming-out” moon. Winter houses left for good. People catch fish in bag nets. Seventh month.—People-go-on-short-hunts moon. Eighth month.—People-pick-berries moon. Ninth month.—People-begin-to-fish-for-salmon moon. Tenth month.—People-fish-for-and-cure-salmon moon. Eleventh month.—“To boil food a little.” So called because people prepare fish oil. Autumn.—People hunt large game and go trapping.
CALENDAR
Cree
May.—Frog moon. June.—Moon in which birds begin to lay eggs. July.—Moon in which birds cast their feathers. August.—Moon when the young birds fly. September.—Moon when the deer cast their horns. October.—Rutting moon. November.—Hoar-frost moon. December.—Ice moon. January.—Whirlwind moon; or, extremely cold moon. February.—Big moon. March.—Eagle moon. April.—Goose moon.
CALENDAR
Shuswap
Beginning with March:
First.—Spring. Second.—Grass month. Third.—Root-digging month. Fourth.—Strawberry month. Fifth.—Berry month. Sixth.—Salmon month. Seventh.—Month when salmon get bad. Eighth.—Month when the deer travel. Ninth.—Month in which they return from hunting. Tenth.—Remaining-at-home month. Eleventh.—Midwinter month. Twelfth.—Pil-tshik-in-tin (translation unknown).