Archaeology

The Burke Museum has a traditional jukung in its Culture collections, but until recently its origins were a mystery.

Plants were an integral part of the Coast Salish diets prior to Euro-American colonization but also played central roles in social systems.

Today, Native peoples are overcoming barriers to revitalize their relationship to traditional foods. 

Archaeological sites around Puget Sound have found more than 280 plants, birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, shellfish and other marine life used as traditional Coast Salish cuisine.

From Native village to metropolis, the Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle has undergone dramatic transformations.