Allowing leisure time to create the beautiful totem poles and other works of art for which they are so well known, the Aboriginal people prospered from their bountiful environment, much of it rain forest, which contained their main resources - salmon and cedar.
Geographical Locations:
Inhabiting the coast of British Columbia for more than 10,000 years, the Northwest Coast People were part of a distinctive culture that stretched from Oregon to Alaska.
These tribes of the Northwest Coast People consisted of:
Although there were a number of distinct languages and numerous dialects, every group shared common social and cultural structure, each still containing their own unique elements.
These tribes of the Northwest Coast People consisted of:
- Haida
- Tlingit
- Tsimshian
- Kwakiutl
- Bella Coola (now called Nuxalk),
- Coast Salish
- Nuu-chah-nulth (formerly called the Nootka)
Although there were a number of distinct languages and numerous dialects, every group shared common social and cultural structure, each still containing their own unique elements.