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81.	Blueberries and "blue herts": berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	Bridget Jacobs shows the difference between blueberries and "blue herts"

82.	Blackcurrants: berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	Blackcurrants growing in Bridget Jacobs' neighbours' yard, used to treat stomach upset as instructed by a local doctor (see video ICHFP00150: Blackcurrant cure story). The neighbours have moved out west.

83.	Poison bush: berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	Bridget Jacobs points out a bush which bears poisonous white berries that birds can digest. Partridgeberries are also found in the area.

84.	Salt cod for sale, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment; Objects; Social beliefs, practices and customs; Work	Salt cod for sale outside the Browns' house in Joe Batt's Arm.

85.	Marshberries: berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	Discussion of marshberries, which darken when they are ripe. Those found are small. A hard berry to bite into, they make good jam. Bridget Jacobs believes that their bitter taste indicates their goodness.

86.	Raspberries: berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	Large quantities of raspberries grow on land next to Bridget Jacobs' house. The fill used in that area apparently contained raspberry seeds.

87.	Blueberries: berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	Blueberries, common to Fogo Island.

88.	Gooseberries: berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	Gooseberries on a tree outside Bridget Jacobs' door.

89.	Blackcurrants: berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	Blackcurrants growing in Bridget Jacobs' neighbours' yard, used to treat stomach upset as instructed by a local doctor (see video ICHFP00150: Blackcurrant cure story). The neighbours have moved out west.

90.	Partridgeberries: berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	An unripe partridgeberry on the left and unripe blueberries on the right.

91.	Blackcurrant cure story: berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment; Illness and Health	Bridget Jacobs recounts how, when her niece was sick and taken to the hospital, the doctor said she needed a vitamin found in the blackcurrant berry. The little girl was given blackcurrants picked from the tree in a neighbour’s yard and was cured.

92.	"Blackberries": berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	A bag of "blackberries" picked by Bridget Jacobs, lying on the kitchen table of her home in Joe Batt's Arm.

93.	Blueberries and Marshberries: Berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	Searching for marshberries. Blueberries and crackers are present in large numbers

94.	"Crackerberries": berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	"Cracker" or crackerberry bush, which grows low to the ground. Commonly seen on the edge of paths.

95.	"Crackerberries": berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	"Crackerberries" or crackers, found in abundance.

96.	Searching for berries: berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	Searching for, and pointing out different berries growing in an area near a new road put through for the water and sewer.

97.	Tea berries: berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	Mention of cranberries, which are found further down the shore. Also a discussion of tea berries, which some people call million tea berries, and which Bridget Jacobs likes very much.

98.	Berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	Full length video recording of berry picking with Bridget Jacobs in Joe Batt's Arm, Fogo Island, from which the other video clips are drawn.

99.	Blueberries and "crackerberries": berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	Discussion of blueberries and "crackerberries", or crackers, which are eaten right off the bush.

100.	Caribou antlers by Hewitt's stage, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Social beliefs, practices and customs; Work; Objects	Caribou antlers outside of the Hewitt's stage in Joe Batt's Arm. There is a herd estimated at 600-plus caribou on Fogo Island, and the animals can be a nuisance. Caribou are hunted for food and there is an annual cull.

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