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Continue exploring the history of art in this region, what makes Coast Salish art distinctive among the many regional Northwest Coast styles, and the vitality of contemporary Coast Salish art.
Coast Salish art resources
Photo: Burke Museum cat. no. 2000-124/1.
Photo: Burke Museum cat. no. 2000-124/1.
These are additional resources, including links to websites about canoes, basketry, stories, style, Coast Salish tribal and cultural centers, bibliographies on Chief Seattle, language, oral histories, archaeological sites and more related to the First Peoples of Western Washington and Southwestern British Columbia who speak the Coast Salish language.
Basketry
Identifying your Grandmother's Basket - Native American Basketry
Teacher's Guide to Northwest Coast Basketry
Coast Salish Weaving Bibliography (PDF)
Canoes
Ainu Canoe Journey (video)
Tribal Journeys - Native American and First Nations Canoe Journeys (external site)
Tribal Canoe Journeys (Facebook)
Canoes of the Web (for children)
Coast Salish Canoes Bibliography (PDF)
Story Poles
The Enduring Power of Totem Poles
SAM Curator Barbara Brotherton on Lummi Wood Carver Joseph Hillaire (video)
Joseph Hillaire: Carver of the Kobe-Seattle Sister City Friendship Pole (external site)
Objects & Collections
Coast Salish Art in the Burke Museum's Collections
"Entwined with Life": Native American Basketry
The Graphic Works of Susan A. Point from the collection of the Burke Museum
Style
Coast Salish 2D Design (video)
Stories
Roger Fernandes Storytelling Project - Indian-Ed.Org (external site)
The Story of the North Wind Weir (PDF)
Turtle Island Storyteller Pauline Hillaire (external site)
Coast Salish Oral History Bibliography (PDF)
Other Resources
Coast Salish Public Art in King County, by Theme (external site)
Coast Salish Public Art in King County, by Artist (external site)
Coast Salish Cultures and Tribes Websites
Coast Salish Art Bibliography (PDF)
Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State (OSPI) - Indian-Ed.Org (external site)
Salish Bounty: Traditional Native American Foods of Puget Sound
