Learning Outcomes

Why the Salmon Came to Squamish Waters: Questions After reading or listening to Why the Salmon Came to Squamish Waters, answer these questions: Why did Snookum suggest that the Squamish people take medicine to the Salmon people? Give an example of a similar instance that has happened to you. Why was it so important that every single bone from the salmon be saved after eating the flesh? What would happen if some of the bones were not saved and returned to the waters? How did the coming of the white people affect the salmon? Did the white people also obey the words of Chief Spring Salmon? Write a paragraph which explains the respect the Indians have for salmon. Compare how the treatment of the salmon differs between the Indians and the white people. Use these words in your paragraph: conservation ceremony return OR Draw a picture which represents the respect the Indians have for salmon. Print a sentence below your picture. Here are some words you may use: ceremony ritual respect return Top of page.