Pacific Northwest

Coast Salish

~65,000Lushootseed, Hul'q'umi'num', EnglishSince 500 CE

About the Coast People

Coast Salish nations across the Salish Sea are cedar and salmon people with deep village networks, longhouses, and resurgent canoe journeys linking families from Puget Sound to Vancouver Island.

Cultural Traditions

Cedar Canoe Journeys

Longhouse Gatherings

Wool Weaving

Salmon Ceremonies

Historical Timeline

1855

Treaty of Point Elliott signed with Puget Sound nations

1974

Boldt Decision affirms treaty fishing rights

1989

Modern Tribal Canoe Journeys revive intertribal ocean travel