Each year, participants sail oceangoing canoes to a different destination, sometimes taking a month to complete the journey. Many tribes participate in Canoe Journeys, an event hosted by the Lummi (LOO-mee) people. Fish have become part of many of modern tribal businesses: The S’klallam (SKLAH-lum) and the Stillaguamish (stil-AG-wa-mish) operate fish hatcheries. For instance, the Puyallup (pyoo-AH-lup) tribe has a YouTube channel with videos of events such as the Puyallup powwow. But many also remember their heritage by doing things like carving totem poles, hosting traditional feasts, and sharing their culture with others. Today the native people of the Northwest Coast have lives like many Americans: They live in modern homes and send their kids to school. Jago reveals how a cultural tradition that began over 10000 years ago managed to survive against. Sometimes the totem poles were used as posts to support the house’s roof. Often these homes had totem poles outside. During winter, people moved into cedar houses that were large enough for many families to share. In the spring and summer, many tribes lived in temporary shelters that could be moved around while they hunted, fished, and gathered berries and roots. Thunderbirds (a mythical animal that caused thunder when it opened its wings), ravens, and bears stared down from many totem poles. The totem poles featured carvings of animals or supernatural creatures associated with family clans. These carved and painted poles represented a family’s history or honored a chief or other important person. In addition to specific tribes (Alaskan Tlingit and Tsimshian, Coeur dAlene, Lushootseed, Makah, Nez Perce), cross-cultural topics include Indian Boarding. Many tribes, such as the Tlingit (KLIN-kit) and Haida (HY-dah), showed off their status with totem poles.
Salmon was such an important food source that these fish featured in many of their stories, and many tribes held a First Salmon Ceremony to celebrate the salmon’s return to freshwater rivers from the ocean. The boats could fit up to 30 people, who paddled into the sea to hunt otters, seals, and whales. Tribes carved huge canoes made from cedar or spruce trees. The ocean and the lush coastal forests provided the Northwest Coast people with everything that they needed to survive.
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