Archaeology

For millennia, the Duwamish River sustained a diverse ecosystem before a dramatic transformation wrought by human engineering.

Plants were an integral part of the Coast Salish diets prior to Euro-American colonization but also played central roles in social systems.

Today, Native peoples are overcoming barriers to revitalize their relationship to traditional foods. 

Archaeological sites around Puget Sound have found more than 280 plants, birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, shellfish and other marine life used as traditional Coast Salish cuisine.

From Native village to metropolis, the Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle has undergone dramatic transformations.