Mariners, Makers, Matriarchs: Changing Relationships Between Coast Salish Women & Water

Historically, Coast Salish female identity depended upon water. Waterways provided women with countless economic opportunities, fostered family ties, created plentiful food sources, and encouraged female autonomy. Even as female maritime practices changed drastically throughout the pre-colonial and...

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Main Author: Alexandra M. Peck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2022-05-01
Series:Open Rivers
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Online Access: https://openrivers.lib.umn.edu/article/mariners-makers-matriarchs/
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description Historically, Coast Salish female identity depended upon water. Waterways provided women with countless economic opportunities, fostered family ties, created plentiful food sources, and encouraged female autonomy. Even as female maritime practices changed drastically throughout the pre-colonial and colonial periods, Coast Salish women imagined new ways to maintain connections to water.
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spelling doaj.art-e48976be442a47109c7d91e4e1bf92c72022-12-22T03:25:42ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingOpen Rivers2471-190X2022-05-01Issue 21: Spring 2022https://doi.org/10.24926/2471190X.9256Mariners, Makers, Matriarchs: Changing Relationships Between Coast Salish Women & WaterAlexandra M. PeckHistorically, Coast Salish female identity depended upon water. Waterways provided women with countless economic opportunities, fostered family ties, created plentiful food sources, and encouraged female autonomy. Even as female maritime practices changed drastically throughout the pre-colonial and colonial periods, Coast Salish women imagined new ways to maintain connections to water. https://openrivers.lib.umn.edu/article/mariners-makers-matriarchs/ indigenous studiesnorth americaresearch
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title Mariners, Makers, Matriarchs: Changing Relationships Between Coast Salish Women & Water
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title_short Mariners, Makers, Matriarchs: Changing Relationships Between Coast Salish Women & Water
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