Before starting this assignment I knew nothing about this coast Salish community nor their traditions. After completing this assignment I learnt about one of the many cultural traditions of the coast Salish people, their art. I now understand the meaning of the different shapes and what they represent, this allows me to have a deeper understanding of the art while looking at it and let’s me appreciate the thought and meaning that goes into it.

Here is the orca I drew using the techniques we were taught in coast Salish art.