COASTAL SALISH

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• Sechelt, sliammon and Commox
• Live in British Columbia
• Summer can be quite warm
• Rain is very common in winter
• Mild wether in the winter
• Weir,wooden fence
• Knives made from seashells
• Sharp wood digging stick
• Salmon,clams,oysters
• Treat,drinks,ice cream
• Turnips,parsnips dried or baked

FOOD

• Salmon,clams,oysters.
• Turnips,parsnips dried or baked.
• Smelt oil(used to flavour food.
• Fish,deer,elk,moose,bear,roots,herbs,and berries.

CLOTHING

• Women wore knee length skirts(wool,deerskin or shredded bark
• Men wore a breech cloth in the summer(small covering made from red-cedar bark or deerskin)
• In the winter they wore shirts and leggings
• Women’s cloths were made from full raw animal skins with fur were worn

BELIEFS

• Elders were respected
• They had a potlach which was a ceremonial feast with food,dancing and gift giving

SHELTER

• Live in British columbia🇨🇦
• Rain is very common in winter
• Summer can be quite warm
• Mild weather in winter
• Sechelt,sliammon,comox
• Built in bays
• Live along the United States coast

TRANSPORTATION

• They used canoes to fish and to visit others
• There were two kinds of canoes
• One was large to travel Long distances in salt water.The other one was small to travel in more sheltered waters for fishing and hunting ducks

THE ARTS

• Coast salish art includes basketry and weaving.
• They're well known for their carved totem poles and masks
• Coast salish use trigon,crescent,oval,and u-shapes in their art

TOOLS

• Knifes made from seashells
• Red cedar bark
• Tree of life(made canoes,houses,clothing, Baskets
• Weir (wooden fence to catch fish)
• Spear .sharp wood used for a digging stick

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