Fall 2019
Interwoven Lives: Indigenous Mothers of Salish Coast Communities
Review of "Interwoven Lives: Indigenous Mothers of Salish Coast Communities," by Candace Wellman and published by WSU Press in 2018. » More ...
Salish Sea
Winter 2012
Gallery: Seascapes from Salish Sea, Study 2
Four examples from the “Salish Sea 2” photo series by David Ellingsen
Winter 2013
Watching the sea
The paint has barely dried at the new Salish Sea Research Center near Bellingham, but the $2.2 million facility is already in use. Student scientists dip into a freezer full of recently collected shellfish, a Zodiac boat and a collection of waders are drying in the back mud room, and several projects to study acidity in the water and the health of the aquatic organisms are already underway.
The Northwest Indian College was established in 1973 to train technicians who would work in Indian-run fish and shellfish hatcheries throughout the region. More recently it has expanded to include two- and four-year college degrees. And today … » More …
Winter 2012
Feasting on the Salish Sea
It must have been quite the feast.
No one remembers the host. Or how many guests there were. Or how long it lasted. Or even when it was exactly, though 650 years ago is a good guess. We do, on the other hand, know what they ate—approximately 10,000 sea urchins.
Archaeologist Colin Grier and I are standing at the back corner of what was once a longhouse on the northern tip of Galiano Island at the southern end of the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia.
In 2010, Grier and his crew, intent on another project, had nearly passed on this ancient longhouse. But … » More …