Nisqually People

There was a time before white men, a time filled with family and undisturbed habitat. These people created marvelous things and thrived on the nature of Washington. They called themselves the Squally-absch.

The Nisqually people were very efficient, they created all sorts of tools to help them survive. They used traps to catch animals on land and nets to catch animals in the rivers. They ate the Camas bulb after it was steamed for two to three days then dried until winter.They ate the roots and leaves off of many plants such as: brake and wood fern, wild sunflower, and the tiger lily. There diet also consisted of Berries such as: Black and salmonberry, Salal and Blackcap berry. They then roasted them over a small burning fire and were