The Bear, The Fish, The Root & The Berry
Spirit Ridge proudly sits on the traditional land of the Syilx people of the Okanagan Nation.
Inspiration for the name of our signature restaurant comes from a chaptik story passed down through generations of the First Nations people of the Okanagan.
The Syilx People of the Okanagan Nation approach to food is based on the creation stories of their culture and they’ve taken their stories as the inspiration for the name of their restaurant: “The Bear, The Fish, The Root & The Berry,” based on their story of the Four Food Chiefs.
The Four Food Chiefs are central: Skimxist Black Bear (chief of animals, representing self-sacrifice, leadership, giving), NtytikxwChinook Salmon (water creatures, perseverance, hard work), Speetlum Bitterroot (plants below the ground, relationships to the land) and Seeya Saskatoon Berry (plants above the ground, growth, strength, community) are legendary.
The Four Food Chiefs; Black Bear, Chinook Salmon, Bitterroot, and Saskatoon Berry, represent the key elements of Indigenous cuisine.
