Explores the artistry, oral traditions, and history of Coast Salish culture, placing Saltish art in a historical, cultural, and social context from prehistory to the early twenty-first century.
Discusses the discovery of one of the last pristine beds of Olympic oysters on a remote beach in British Columbia, examines the importance of oysters and other shellfish to the ecological health of the world's seas, explores the history of dependence on shellfish and the coast, and looks at what is being done to restore and protect native shellfish populations.
