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of Halkomelem speaking Central Coast Salish First Nations. The Saleelwat peoples whose permanent village site was at "Tetimexwten" (Belcarra) was one historic group that would have used the land and shoreline of Barnet to gather food and other resources. The life of aboriginal peoples here was organized around

trees, shrubs, and flowers, and maintained the food producing elements of the vegetable garden , cows , chickens , and sometimes ducks and goats. For the puposes of this book the immediate family tree would look like this: The H A R R I E T and M O N T A G U E M O O R E Family : M O T H E R : Harriet

sites. Ceremonial activities took place all year round and intensified in the winter months. At that time of year, people relied upon stored food resources (salmon, smoked meats and dried fruits), only hunting and fishing occasionally to add variety to their diets. Sharing oral histories and family

where agriculture is practiced as it connects to the ability to store surplus food for winter months. Here, on the Northwest Coast, Indigenous people developed the technology to preserve salmon and other seafood, which sustained communities all year round. This changed drastically with the appearance

emerged from the depths of its dim, cavernous terminal at the corner of Hastings and Carrall; packed with commuters of all kinds. Shoppers, many from Woodwards food floor, boarded with large boxes of groceries. Through the coach’s sliding doors was the smoking section where men sat with newspapers