Field Museum

Gone, but not forgotten: How an extinct dog breed still lives on through memory and tradition in Coast Salish communities

On April 3, the Field Museum debuted Woolly Dogs, a temporary exhibition within Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories, ...
Archaeology

Wild and Woolly Ancestors

For the Indigenous Coast Salish peoples of the Pacific Northwest, woolly dogs played an extremely significant cultural and spiritual role. The Coast Salish prized the dogs for their distinctive fur, ...
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Woven wonders

On display now at the University of Washington’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Woven in Wool: Resilience in Coast Salish Weaving examines the traditional art form and its importance to ...
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Be of good mind : essays on the Coast Salish / edited by Bruce Granville Miller

List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Coast Salish history -- The not so common -- We have to take care of everything that belongs to us -- To honour our ancestors we become ...
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Ron Hilbert the life and work of a Coast Salish artist Simon Ottenberg, Ph.D

Acknowledgements - Foreword - Introduction - Family History -Early Life - Salish Society and Culture - Winter (Spirit) Dancing and Other Religious Activities - Ron Hilbert: Life as an Artist - The ...