[marktwain]

They dried their catches of salmon and stored it just like farmer store their grain.

These tribes all built fine buildings, canoes, and great art without being dependent on intensive agriculture.

That is correct. They lived in an expecially abundant area.

They were pretty much permanent in their location.

That is very unusual for hunter gatherers, who usually have to move around to follow the game.

Perhaps it should be considered a hybrid of farming and hunter-gathering.

[wildcard_redneck]

Since you seem interest in ancient history and the transition to the neolithic i recommend this latest good article on Göbekli Tepe, an 11,000 year old religious site and village. There is some interesting discussion of hunters vs. farmers in it. It reveals that the site was not just a stand-alone temple complex site but there is also a village associated with it.

Also, keep in mind that almost a rchaeologists are trained Marxists and it infects their scholarship. You have to be skeptical some of the conclusions but the evidence presented is interesting. Like all information sources these days. I say this as a person with a BA in anthropology.

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/422-2105/features/#art_page1