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Secwepemc people adapted to the foods brought over by Europeans. Fruit farms were plentiful and many Secwepemc went into farming.15
Preparing the fish1979
British Columbia, Canada
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Four people sitting on benches under drying racks, they are also preparing the fish for drying purposes. This practice of food preparation stays current to this time, air dried salmon is a delicacy to most Secwepemc.17
Nellie Taylor holding some kind of root1985
Skeetchestn, British Columbia, Canada
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There are a small few left who still activley gather roots and medicines, this was usually the womans duty to the community.19
Fish being prepared for process either drying or smoking1985
British Columbia, Canada
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Througout the years of contact of the white man, the Secwepemc people did not lose their cultural value of hunting and fishing. To this day Secwepemc still utilize the traditional techniques of fishing as the dip-net, weir, drift net, pit lamping and spear is still very active in todays fisheries. The adaption of modern equipment was adapted into traditional methods such as metal spear tips, motor boats to help move nets, synthetic nets and floats, rifles and traps to hunt and nails to build dry racks. However most still use leather strapping or sinew. |
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