Northwest Coast
The Suquamish Museum (Photo Diary)
The area along the Pacific Coast north of California and between the Cascade Mountains and the ocean, is the home to many Indian nations who […]
Northwest Coast
Northwest Coast Textiles (Photo Diary)
The Northwest Coast peoples have a wide variety of garments which are worn during ceremonies and for special occasions. Sometimes the clothes are decorated with […]
Northwest Coast Carvings (Photo Diary)
The Northwest Coast is a region in which an entrenched and highly valued artistic tradition flourished. Northwest Coast art-carving and painting-has a very characteristic style. […]
Northwest Coast Masks and Headdresses (Photo Diary)
The people of the Northwest Coast, particularly those in the Northern and Central portions of this culture area, are well known for their ceremonial masks. […]
Northwest Coast Canoes
The area along the Pacific Coast north of California and between the Cascade Mountains and the ocean, is the home to many Indian nations who […]
Northwest Coast Indian Names
( – promoted by navajo) The Indian nations along the Northwest Coast area of Washington, British Columbia, and Washington were very different than other Indian […]
The Potlatch
( – promoted by navajo) One of the cultural features of the Northwest Coast First Nations’ cultures is the potlatch. The Europeans, and particularly the […]