Washington
Women, Tradition, and Plateau Indian Art (Photo Diary)
As Grandmother Taught: Women, Tradition and Plateau Art was a special exhibit at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane, Washington. The Plateau […]
Washington
Chief Sealth (Seattle)
Sealth was born about 1786. His father, Schweabe, was Suquamish and his mother, Scholitza, was Duwamish. As a young boy in 1792, he witnessed the […]
Some Inuit Birds (Art Diary)
The Inuit are a Native American people whose homelands are in the Canadian Arctic. A special exhibit at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture […]
The Wyers Collection at the Maryhill Museum (Photo Diary)
John Gerbrand Wyers (1871-1960) lived in White Salmon, Washington, where he had a hardware and general merchandise store. He purchased basketry, particularly works by the […]
Plains Indian Art in the Maryhill Museum (Photo Diary)
The Great Plains is the huge area in the central portion of the North American continent which stretches from the Canadian provinces in the north, […]
Indian Artifacts in the Presby House Museum (Photo Diary)
The Presby House Museum in Goldendale, Washington, has three display cases filled with Indian artifacts. These included beaded items (moccasins, gloves, bags), baskets, and a […]
SCOTUS could give Native American tribes new legal traction to fight for environmental protections
Klamath Basin Tribes and allies from the commercial fishing and conservation organizations stage a rally at the bi-annual meeting of the international hydropower industry in […]
Some Inuit Art (Photo Diary)
The Inuit (sometimes called Eskimo) are one of the aboriginal peoples of the Arctic. A special exhibit at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture […]
Some Northern Northwest Coast Baskets (Photo Diary)
The Northwest Coast culture area stretches along the Pacific coast between the Cascade Mountains and the ocean. It extends north of California to Alaska. This […]
Puget Sound and Twana Baskets (Photo Diary)
The Southern Northwest Coast culture area spreads south along the Pacific coast of Washington and Oregon. This is an area which includes the Coast Salish, […]