Salmon Boy
In the story 'Salmon Boy', what was the boy supposed to do when he was done eating salmon?
Collect all the bones, and put them back in the river.
What do you remember from this book about the ways in which the Sts’ailes people used the resources of the land for their survival?
The Sts'ailes people in the book talk about using different parts of animals they hunt to eat, make drums and other tools with their skin and bones, gather and eat berries and different plants to add to their meals, etc.
In this story, a boy names Alex is doing what for the first time?
Helping his grandpa fish for salmon!
What are the salmon's Natural Helpers?
The sun, mountains, trees, animals, and people (when they make the right choices).
How many federally recognized and non-federally recognized tribes are there in Washington State?
There are 29 federally recognized, and 6 non-federally recognized tribes in Washington State.
Once with the Salmon people, the boy sees a little salmon girl. What was wrong with her, and what did the boy do about it?
The salmon girl was dragging one leg behind her and could not lift one of her arms, as if she had no bones in her leg or her arm. The boy asked the Salmon People to allow him to go back to his people to tell them to be respectful of the salmon and their environment.
What was the big occasion P'ésk'a and his people are celebrating in this story?
The First Salmon Ceremony!
Where does the story 'Salmon Summer' take place?
In Kodiak, Alaska.
Explain the impact that dams can have on salmon.
-Answers will vary.
List the 5 types of salmon in the Pacific Northwest.
Chinook, coho, pink, chum, and sockeye.
The Sts'ailes People depicted in P'ésk'a are an indigenous people from...
British Columbia, Canada.
What genre is the book 'Salmon Summer'?
'Salmon Summer' is a non-fiction book.
The area of land where all the water flows into the same river, lake, or ocean is a...
Watershed.
Name at least two stages of the salmon life cycle en español.
- Hueva (ova), alevín con saco, juvenil con marcas, adulto, y reproductor.
Towards the end of the story, the boy says: 'The things we do on the land affect the things in the water'. What does he mean by that? Explain, and give an example.
-Our actions on the land can impact the environment and the creatures that live in the water.
What was the name of the tribal fishing area where the Dalles Dam was built sixty years ago?
Celilo Falls.