Tillicum Village

Uwe took me to Blake Island today - the place is supposed to show people how the native in the northwest lived. Nature provided more than enough for a living with countless salmon traveling up the rivers, whales in the ocean and puget sound and impenetrable forests with large trees big enough for seaworthy dugout canoes. These satisfied tribes were very peacefully and helped out the european settlers at numerous occasions, e.g. they helped out with food to get the newcomers through the winter, and advised them where to settle down...
They had also developed a very good technique to "cook" their salmon, which was practiced for thousand years - and I can tell you that fish tastes great that way!
We also got to see a show, with some traditional dances and stories and great wooden masks and costumes, which reminded me a bit of the austrian "Perchten" - but instead of daemonic creatures, mostly (mythological) animals are represented.
On the way back we met the "Lady Washington" (which was used in "Pirates of the Caribbean" & "Star Trek:Next Generation")...