KASH COAST SALISH

FOOD AND TOOLS

• Salmon(eaten or dried for winter)clams🍤(women dug them up,removed shells and smaked

CLOTHING

• Men wore a breech clothing in the summer (small coverings made from red - cedar bark or deerskin

BELIEFS

• Elders were respected-they had a potluck which was a ceremonial feast with food,dancing and gift giving-they respected the earth

SHELTER

• Built in bays where they were shelter from the river they lived in long houses made from cedar

TRAVEL

• They used canoes to fish and visit others - there was two kinds of canoes one was large to travel long distance in salt water - the other was small to travel in more sheltered waters for fishing and hunting ducks

ART

• Art includes basketry and weaving They're well known for their carved totem poles and masks.