10/4/2023 0 Comments Coastal flats salmon![]() Archeological remains identifying human use found salmon from Oregon to Alaska. Salmon was an important and reliable source of food for the Southwest Alaskan Yupik, who consumed several different species. Salmon fishing was an important economic activity for the Malecite, and was one of the most important sources of food for the Shuswap, especially those in close proximity to the Fraser River and Canyon. ![]() ![]() Salmon is also said to be an important source of food for the Kitimat Haisla, Malecite, Kwakiutl, Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth), Vuntut Gwich’in of Old Crow, Champagne and Aishihik, cultures from the central coast of British Columbia, cultures from southern British Columbia and northern Washington (Prehistoric period) including the Marpole, Strait of Georgia cultures, Mid-Columbia Indians and cultures from the North Pacific coast. ![]() It is reported that cultures from Southeastern Alaska consumed salmon as early as 1 000 BC and cultures from the Northwest Coast began using salmon as food as early as 8 000 BC. Among the Norton culture of North Alaska (prehistoric period), salmon is reported to have been the principal fish consumed. It is reported that salmon was a principal source of food for many cultures including Indigenous Peoples of the Northwest Plateau, Southern Okanagan, Tlingit, Carrier, Southern British Columbia and Northern Washington (Prehistoric period), including the Obsidian and Queen Charlotte Strait cultures of the Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) area, Siuslaw and Coosan, Coast Salish, Indigenous Peoples of McLeod Lake and Stuart Lake, Penobscot, Han, Inuit (including Netchillirmiut, Central, Copper, Iglulik, Labrador and Western Greenland) and Yupik (Chugach, Nunivak). ![]()
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