Nations of the Northwest Coast - Book

Nations of the Northwest Coast, by Kathryn Smithyman and Bobbie Kalman, was published by Crabtree in 2003 and introduces children to the peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast.

It explains how society was organized through families, clans and moieties, how cedar canoes were built and used, and how trade linked communities. The book also looks at the impact that the arrival of Europeans had on Northwest Coast nations, giving young readers a balanced picture for social studies work.