Tillicum Village was a Puget Sound area visitor attraction from 1962-2021 that was designed to showcase the arts, culture, and food of various Northwest Coast Salish Indigenous peoples. Blake Island Marine State Park is located in Puget Sound directly west of West Seattle.
In this image Hyacinth David, a member of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation of Vancouver Island, Canada, holds a drum. Nearby, king salmon fillets cook over an open-pit fire.
Caption information source: "Blake Island: Thumbnail History," by Daryl C. McClary, HistoryLink.org Essay 5491 Caption information from Rob Stauffer, a Tillicum Village staff member at the time.
ID Number: 2000.107.095.27.03
Date: 1970
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 7.5 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
