@article {9629,
	title = {Mortuary Evidence of Coast Salish Shamanism?},
	journal = {Canadian Journal of Archaeology},
	volume = {34},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {240-264},
	abstract = {<p>At \&quot;S\&rsquo;oksun\&quot; (Deep Bay) and \&quot;Tseycum\&quot; (Patricia Bay) on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in traditional Coast Salish territory, recent archaeological investigations have yielded two intriguing interment features dating from the late Middle Period. The posture and grave associations imply these were important and powerful women within their communities\&mdash;quite possibly shamans. The presence of quartz with both interments alludes to this potential as quartz, quartz crystal and quartzite have been closely linked with shamanism throughout the world. Among Coast Salish peoples, quartz is also associated with weather control and clairvoyance. Cultural continuity is well established in the region; these interments suggest the deep antiquity of some facets of the Coast Salish belief system, which is still extant and experiencing resurgence today.</p>},
	author = {Andrew W. Hickok and William A. White (Xalemath) and Kim Recalma-Clutesi and Steven R. Hamm and Hayley E. Kanipe}
}
