Common name of Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
 
Common name St'thokwi
Language Salish
Dialect Saanich
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality Strait of Georgia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Ref. Danko, J.P., 1998
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks Spring salmon followed the herring into the Saanich area. This period was 'wexes', i.e., March. The Saanich people have no access to river-run salmon, i.e., they fish strictly in marine waters. A reef-net was used to take these fish off-shore.
 
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