Black Spruce: A.K.A. Bog Spruce / Swamp Spruce / Jack Spruce / Water Spruce / Ель чёрная / Mustakuusi / Svartgran / Svartgreni / Sortgran. White Spruce: A.K.A. Cat Spruce / Canadian Spruce / Ель сизая / Valkokuusi / Vitgran / Kvitgran / Hvítgreni / Hvidgran. Sitka Spruce: A.K.A. Coast Spruce / Tideland Spruce / Ель ситхинская / Sitkankuusi / Sitkagran / Sitkagreni.

  • Iñupiatun (Iñupiaq): Napaaqtuq / Napaaḳtuḳ (spruce). Qisiqsiun (needle). Napaaḳtum ḳipmiuraŋa / Qimmirat (cones).
  • Yugtun (Central Yup’ik): Mingkot’moak / Mingqutnguaq / Kevraartuq (white spruce).
  • Sugcestun (Sugpiaq/Alutiiq): Anggarnarliq / Napaq / Naparpiaq / Naparqiaq / Arumalineq / Aumalineq (sitka spruce). Ahm’akuuq / Amma’kuq (cone).
  • Unangam Tunuu (Unangax̂): Yaagkadax / Hyaagakadax.
  • Dena’ina Qenaga (Dena’ina): Ch’vala / Ch’wala / Ch’bala (spruce). Ch’wach’etl’a / Ch’vach’etl’a (black spruce). Eludegga / Ełdegga (needles). K’elutemisha / Dlutemisha / K’q’ena / K’eqena / K’eludiya / K’elubisha / K’elubushuna (cones).
  • Deg Xinag (Deg Hit’an): Didlang / Ts’ivi (spruce). Didlang k’idz (jack spruce). Diloghidingitl / Dixoghidingitl (cone).
  • Doogh Qinag (Holikachuk): Ts’ima / Didlang (spruce). Giladigighosgi (cone).
  • Dinak’i (Upper Kuskokwim): Ts’ima (spruce). Iłgima’ (needles). Dilodighwsja (cones).
  • Denaakk’e (Koyukon): Ts’ebaa / Ts’ibaa (white spruce). Ts’ibaa t’aal (black spruce). Ałbagga / Eł begge’ / Eł tlenok’oodle’ (needle). Dekeldegheyhtl / Dilodzoyh (cone).
  • Menhti Kenaga (Lower Tanana): Tsebe / Ts’eba (spruce). Ełbega’ / Eł bega’ (needles). Delodroy / Delodroyh (cones).
  • Dinjii Zhuh K’yaa (Gwich’in): Ts’ivii / Ts’iivii (white spruce). Ah gat (needle). Ts’ivii daadzal / Ts’iivii deedzal / Dineedzil / Dineezhil (cone).
  • Häł gołan (Hän): Ts’oo (spruce). Ts’oo lägä̀ t / Ts’oo thugä̀ t (needle). Ts’oo lähdzìt / Ts’oo lähdzǫ̈̀̀ǫ̈ (cone).
  • Nee’aanděg’ (Tanacross): Ts’ôgh (spruce). Ts’ôgh tl’eg (white spruce). Taatthaayh (black spruce). Éł géddh’ (needle). Ch’elahdzol (cone).
  • Neeʼaandèegnʼ (Upper Tanana): Ts’oo (spruce). Ch’ilahdzooll’ (cone).
  • Atnakenaege’ (Ahtna): Ts’oo / Tats’uu’ / Tatsaaye’ (black spruce). Ts’abaeli / Ts’ebael / Delaeni (white spruce). ‘Ełggade’ / ‘Eł laggade’ (needle). Lay’duuy / Lay’duuye’ / Lacduuy (cone).
  • dAXunhyuuga’ (Eyak): Lis / AdAlis (spruce). GAsALgaaX (cones).
  • Lingít Yoo Xʼatángi (Tlingit): Shéiyi (sitka spruce). Daḵla·a (black spruce).
  • Xaad Kíl (Haida): Ḵíid / Ḵaayd (evergreen tree). Ḵíid sḵ’a’íi / Hlḵ’amáldaaw / Ḵ’áang stlíinaay (needle). Sk’a7anda sk’uwaal / Skaa7anda sk’uuwaal (cones).
  • Sm’álgyax (Tsimshian): Sha‘mn.
  • From the Pine (Pinaceae) family: White Spruce Picea glauca, Black Spruce Picea mariana, and Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis . Many spruce parts are edible. Gather spruce tips in spring before they harden. Gather young cones right after bud stage when still soft.