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I once read (I believe it was in [1]) that the indigenous tribes of the PNW especially along the coast had one of the highest standards of living on earth at th
by UncleOxidant 5y ago
I once read (I believe it was in [1]) that the indigenous tribes of the PNW especially along the coast had one of the highest standards of living on earth at the time Lewis & Clark arrived. Food (salmon, berries, shellfish) was exceedingly abundant as was wood for building and fuel.
[1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18085481-astoria https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18085481-astoria
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- dghlsakjg 5y agoThis is a little outside your point, but the arrival of Lewis and Clark was kind of an irrelevant point for the PNW nations. Russia had been trading with the northwest since 1740, numerous other expeditions had been out there, and there had already been massive changes caused by contact.
- UncleOxidant 5y agoThere was also pretty widespread trade between tribes up and down the West coast from what is now BC all the way down through the what is now the Baja.