Back to the Clam Gardens

Authors

Nancy J. TurnerFollow
Kim Recalma‐ClutesiFollow
Douglas Deur, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

Ecotrust

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

Subjects

Traditional ecological knowledge -- British Columbia -- Vancouver Island, Indigenous peoples -- Ecology, Dzawada̲'enux̲w First Nation

Abstract

In the following story, Kwakwaka’wakw Clan Chief Adam Dick, known by his traditional name Kwaxsistalla, travels back to the clam gardens off the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, where his grandparents raised food and passed down a huge body of traditional ecological knowledge.

The story also documents the first of a series of trips to be undertaken over the next two years to document waxsistalla’s unique and detailed knowledge and experiences of the food harvesting and other resource‐based activities of his Qawadiliqallalan of the Tsawataineuk people of Kingcome Inlet.

Description

Article was originally published online by Ecotrust and is available here: https://ecotrust.org/inside-the-clam-gardens-a-source-of-coastal-sustenance/

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/24366

Citation Details

Turner, N. J., Recalma-Clutesi, K., and Deur, D. (2013). Back to the Clam Gardens. Ecotrust Magazine. Portland, OR.