Table 3 Cultural connectedness indicators by salmon eating in Syilx Okanagan adults in British Columbia, Canada
| Â | Â | Salmon eating1 | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Total | None | Type not specified or solely not Okanagan Sockeye | Okanagan Sockeye | P2 |
N | 265 | 40 | 98 | 127 | Â |
Sense of belonging to community (n (%)) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0026 |
 Medium, somewhat, very strong | 203 (79.3) | 26 (68.4) | 70 (72.2) | 107 (88.4) |  |
 Somewhat, very weak | 56 (20.7) | 12 (31.6) | 27 (27.8) | 14 (11.6) |  |
Wants more traditional food (n (%)) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0071 |
 Yes | 229 (88.1) | 29 (78.4) | 82 (83.7) | 118 (94.4) |  |
 No | 31 (11.9) | 8 (21.6) | 16 (16.3) | 7 (5.60) |  |
Wants to go on the land more often (n (%)) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0503 |
 Yes | 228 (89.1) | 28 (80.0) | 85 (86.7) | 115 (93.5) |  |
 No | 28 (10.9) | 7 (20.0) | 12 (13.3) | 8 (6.5) |  |
Traditional food gathered by household members (n (%)) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0001 |
 Yes | 159 (60.0) | 12 (30.0) | 59 (60.2) | 88 (69.3) |  |
 No | 106 (40.0) | 28 (70.0) | 39 (39.8) | 39 (30.7) |  |
Refers to traditional foods in nsyilxcen3 (n (%)) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0001 |
 Always/often/sometimes | 166 (64.3) | 10 (27.0) | 59 (60.8) | 97 (78.2) |  |
 Rarely/never | 92 (35.7) | 27 (73.0) | 38 (39.2) | 27 (21.8) |  |
Used traditional cooking methods (n (%)) |  |  |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Always/often/sometimes | 70 (27.1) | 3 (8.33) | 17 (17.3) | 50 (40.3) |  |
 Rarely/never | 188 (72.9) | 33 (91.7) | 81 (82.7) | 74 (39.4) |  |
Uses traditional storage for traditional food (n (%)) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.6259 |
 Yes | 21 (8.14) | 4 (10.8) | 6 (6.19) | 11 (8.87) |  |
 Not available | 237 (91.9) | 33 (89.2) | 91 (93.8) | 113 (91.1) |  |
Cultural identity linked to salmon (n (%)) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0006 |
 Agree (strongly, agree) | 167 (64.5) | 17 (45.9) | 56 (57.1) | 94 (75.8) |  |
 Disagree/neutral | 92 (35.5) | 20 (54.0) | 42 (42.9) | 30 (24.2) |  |
Okanagan salmon more important than other salmon (n (%)) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0891 |
 Yes | 177 (70.8) | 25 (67.6) | 60 (63.8) | 92 (77.3) |  |
 No | 73 (29.2) | 12 (32.4) | 34 (36.2) | 27 (22.7) |  |
Household ever participated in an Okanagan salmon feast or fish fry release ceremony (n (%)) |  |  |  |  | 0.0002 |
 Yes | 189 (73.0) | 21 (56.8) | 63 (64.3) | 105 (84.7) |  |
 No | 70 (27.0) | 16 (43.2) | 35 (35.7) | 19 (15.3) |  |
Awareness of efforts to increase Sockeye salmon (n (%)) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0032 |
 Yes | 228 (88.0) | 30 (81.1) | 80 (81.6) | 118 (95.2) |  |
 No | 31 (12.0) | 7 (18.9) | 18 (18.4) | 6 (4.8) |  |
Proud of Nation’s relation to salmon (n (%)) |  |  |  |  | 0.2214 |
 Agree (strongly, agree) | 213 (82.9) | 29 (78.4) | 76 (79.2) | 108 (87.1) |  |
 Disagree/neutral | 44 (17.1) | 8 (21.6) | 20 (20.8) | 16 (12.9) |  |
Importance of cultural practices (n (%)) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0004 |
 Yes (somewhat to very important) | 238 (93.3) | 29 (78.4) | 91 (94.8) | 118 (96.7) |  |
 No (not, not very important) | 17 (6.7) | 8 (21.6) | 5 (5.2) | 4 (3.3) |  |
Used traditional medicine in the past year (n (%)) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0019 |
 Yes | 157 (59.2) | 16 (40.0) | 53 (54.1) | 88 (69.3) |  |
 No | 108 (40.8) | 24 (60.0) | 45 (45.9) | 39 (30.7) |  |