Shishalh

The shíshálh homeland lies among the inlets and forested shores between Jervis Inlet and Howe Sound. Large villages of multifamily houses stood at ch'atlich and at ḵalpilin, a sheltered winter village at Pender Harbour. In summer people fished for salmon, hunted deer and gathered berries, drying food for the winter. At ch'atlich a short portage joined Sechelt Inlet to the outer coast, allowing canoes to cross the narrow strip of land between the two waters.