News

An exhibition showcasing the power of community-engaged archaeology to advance Reconciliation is coming to SFU in time for ...
Ancient DNA from the pelt of a fluffy white dog named Mutton is revealing new details about the woolly dog, an extinct breed that was cared for and raised by the women of the Coast Salish tribal ...
For centuries, woolly dogs have been at the center of tribal life throughout the Coast Salish world. Since the 19th century, however, these dogs have been considered extinct. Today, a resurfaced ...
It’s a collection of essays examining the intersection of her Indigenous ancestry, Coast Salish history, queerdom and punk. Paul Marshall: Your great-grandmother’s presence is evident ...
Then, in a matter of decades, they were gone. The Coast Salish woolly dog was once a fixture in communities across what’s known today as the Pacific Northwest. With pointy ears and an upturned ...
A new analysis sheds light on the ancestry and genetics of woolly dogs, a now extinct breed of dog that was a fixture of Indigenous Coast Salish communities in the Pacific Northwest for millennia.
For thousands of years, the Coast Salish people of the Pacific Northwest had what might have seemed a curious tradition to outsiders: They kept and periodically sheared fluffy white dogs ...
If you read her award winning memoir, you may know Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe as a "Coast Salish punk." Now, LaPointe is back with a new essay collection, titled "Thunder Song: Essays." ...
Long gone from existence, the Coast Salish Woolly Dog is brought back to life in the pages of a new book: The Teachings of Mutton: A Coast Salish Woolly Dog. Rich with stories from Musqueam, ...
BOW — Coast Salish artist Jason LaClair visited Allen Elementary this week to speak with students about how Coast Salish art compares to other styles and to collaborate with the school’s ASB ...
The reconstructed woolly dog stands against a stylized background of a Coast Salish weaving motif from a historic dog-wool blanket. The portrayal of the weaving motif was designed under advisement ...