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[Sam Salmon]

The history of the Commercial Fishery as we know it started with Coastal tribes trading with Interior tribes-generally oil laden fish like Oolichans for furs-the Tsimshian claim to be the first but it's all somewhat obscure.

In modern times the Sto:Lo traded Salmon with the Whites living in Fort Langley.

Once White people figured out that there was little gold here but that Salmon in cans could be sold in eastern markets after being shipped round Cape Horn-then more and more restrictions were introduced to squeeze Native out of the trade-culminating with them being banned from Commercial fishing by WW1.

Visiting the Cannery in Steveston as mentioned is a great idea BTW.

[stinkytroutboy]

thanks for the pictures  they are going to help alot