Skokomish

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• "The greatest means of preserving traditions of the Skokomish," he noted, "was to ensure that very young children spend time with their grandparents, learning in the group through oral means so that a lifelong interest and respect for these traditions could be seeded and nourished for growth."

  Academic text (2008)

• According to the teachings of the Skokomish elders, songs existed before the spoken language and were given by the bird people for expressing joy or pent-up pressures.

  Academic text (2008)

• These and other major ecological changes caused by the project mean that the Skokomish have few significant resources with which to support themselves.

  Academic text (2002)

• These stories, as well as the songs, are powerful in shaping the moral and ethical structures of the good life of the Skokomish.

  Academic text (2008)

• Fie was a gifted singer, dancer, and storyteller, a carver, a maker of masks and baskets, and a bearer of the traditions of the Skokomish people of the Puget Sound, Washington State.

  Academic text (2008)

• Many of the Skokomish people actively participate in preserving their ancestral language.

• According to the Skokomish, storytelling plays a crucial role in passing down their history and values.

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