Friday, June 02, 2006

Salmon

Salmon iconography features prominently in this region: on roadside banners, restaurant menus, souvenirs, jewelry and particularly in native designs.

Below, a newly carved totem pole on the North Shore depicts leaping salmon. The fish are central to Squamish folk lore.


Read the legend of why the salmon came to the Squamish.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hello
The correct URL for that source is...
http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/Why-The-Salmon-Come-To-The-Squamish-Waters-Squamish.html

Thank you for linking to us, and would appreciate it if you could alter the URL (case sensitive).

Blessings
Paul