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Archaeologist · Bainbridge IslandA new publication co-authored by a Suquamish elder and a local archaeologist sheds light on how tribal members traditionally used the flora, fauna and marine resources of the Pacific Northwest for thousands of years. Suquamish tribal member Ed Carriere teamed up with retired Washington State University archaeologist Dale Croes to write Living-Off-The-Land for 4,000 Years on the Salish Sea, a comprehensive look at Carriere’s childhood growing up …Read Article
Book details tribal use of resources on Suquamish land - Northwest Treaty Tribes
Port Townsend · Port TownsendThe Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe is tracking juvenile salmon that are using an unlikely place to find refuge—a shipping canal. The tribe has been keeping an eye on a growing bull kelp bed as potential salmon habitat in the Port Townsend Shipping Canal, which is unique since most bull kelp beds in Puget Sound are in decline, said Hans Daubenberger, the tribe’s senior research scientist. The waterway is located between the Quimper Peninsula and Ind…Read Article
