What was life like for Coast Salish and Kwakwaka’wakw Peoples living in coastal regions prior to the arrival of Europeans? The following lessons share a brief history about how they lived; their homes, family systems, knowledge systems, and traditional governance systems.
Prior to Contact
Turtle Island
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Pre-contact “North America”
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Home Life
Multigenerational Living
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Longhouse
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Family Systems
Matriarchal, Patriarchal and Bilateral Kinship Systems
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Gender Diversity
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Knowledge Systems
Knowledge Systems
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Teachings – Mental, Emotional, Physical & Spiritual
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Governance, Justice, Laws & Potlatching
Traditional Governance & Laws
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Potlatching
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Conflict
A History of Raids
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A History of Conflict from Tla’amin
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Learning Reflections
Learning Reflections
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