Keeping the Cedar Bark Gathering Tradition Alive
Suquamish Tribe members Peg Deam and Martha Mabe shoulder backpacks loaded with snacks, small axes, knives and rope, then walk…
Tag: Cultural Resources
Material collection and preparation big part of basket weaving
If you aren’t in the mood, don’t weave. It shows up in the work.” That’s one of the many things…
Makah Students Help Survey Culturally Important Purple Olive Shells on Makah Beaches
NEAH BAY- The chattering sound of hundreds of decorative purple olive shells has accompanied Makah tribal dancers for at least…
Nooksack Tribe revisits traditional dip net fishing
Nooksack cultural resources director George Swanaset Jr. recently made a dip net to demonstrate the traditional fishing method to young adults in the tribe’s YouthBuild program