New research into the diets of dogs who lived in the region near Port Alberni on Vancouver Island has shed new light on the pre-colonial history of the Tseshaht First Nation. The latest research, detailed in a newly published paper co-authored by University of Victoria archeology student Dylan Hillis, is about the diet of wool dogs that once lived with the nation. (Royal Ontario Museum)After contact with European traders and the introduction of cheaper sheep's wool from the Hudson's Bay Company, however, the wool dogs disappeared as a distinct breed. Diets of dogs almost exclusively marineThe dogs that Hillis studied lived between 300 and 3,000 years ago. For Ross, archeological studies like this one complement Tseshaht First Nation oral history and spiritual traditions.

Source: CBC News October 10, 2020 17:00 UTC