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Coast Salish

Through conversations between episode hosts and local guides, viewers get a glimpse of modern and traditional reservation life. The series highlights these shared experiences to help bridge a better understanding of native people. Learn how Native communities are working toward sustainable food sovereignty and renewable energy sources, and how they are adapting to impacts from climate change.

Coast Salish

Season 1 Episode 101 | 56m 46s | CC

Venture to the Pacific Northwest to capture the stories of ongoing traditions and perseverance of its original inhabitants. Tribes celebrate their cultures by participating in a yearly canoe journey to travel to all the places their ancestors once inhabited. From totem poles, to language preservation to traditional crafts, host Chris Eyre (Cheyenne Arapaho) discovers the wilds of the North.

Distributed nationally by American Public Television