Here is a list of the Hul'q'umi'num names for the different species of fish produced by the Hul'q'umi'num Treaty Group. Visit First Voices to learn the pronunciation. 

This is a carved and painted wooden clapper from the Heiltsuk in the form of a fish. A wooden clapper is a musical instrument that is sometimes used during cultural ceremonies. Why do you think they chose to put a fish on this instrument? Does it help us understand the importance of fish to indigenous culture?

This fish design is by Nuu-chah-nulth artist Joe David. What similarities do you see in the various indigenous artworks?

This is a silkscreen print of a salmon by the Kwakwaka'wakw artist Tony Hunt. What details do you notice Tony Hunt utilizing to add texture to his salmon? Are there similarities between Hunt's salmon and the scientific drawing of a salmon?

This is a Nuu-chah-nulth, Ditidaht silkscreen print of a Codfish by Art Thompson.  How is this piece of art different from scientific art? 

Listen to the Haida story of the Salmon Boy and learn more about the First Nation's perspective of fish and nature. Why is respecting nature and wildlife important to First Nation's people? What does this story tell us about the First Nation's relationship with salmon and nature? 

This Tla-o-qui-aht Whaler's Hat, created by Ellen Curley, is part of the Royal BC Museum's 100 Objects of Interest. The designs encircling the brim represent the mountains that outline Nuu-chah-nulth territories. The whale and whaling canoe appear to chase each other around the sides of the hat.

This Nuu-chal-nulth or Kwakwaka'wakw model sealing canoe is part of the Royal BC Museum's 100 Objects of Interest. This model in carved and painted wood shows two seal hunters, one steering the canoe and one about to spear a seal. There is a seal at the bottom of the boat. Nuu-chah-nulth hunters were active in commercial pelagic sealing.