S'Klallam

The S'Klallam, or Klallam, lived in villages along the southern shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, from the Hoko River toward Puget Sound. Salmon, shellfish and other marine foods sustained communities linked by canoe across the strait and along the coast. European vessels began to enter these waters in the late eighteenth century. Spanish expeditions explored the strait between 1790 and 1792, bringing new encounters and trade to a shore already occupied by many Klallam villages.