Washington
Tulalip Canoes (Photo Diary)
For the Salish-speaking tribes of the Washington coast, canoes were traditionally not only their most important form of transportation, they were also cultural icons. The […]
Washington
Suquamish Art (Photo Diary)
The Northwest Coast is a region in which an entrenched and highly valued artistic tradition flourished and continues to flourish. The Suquamish are the people […]
Suquamish Basketry (Photo Diary)
The Northwest Coast is a region in which an entrenched and highly valued artistic tradition flourished and continues to flourish. The Suquamish are the people […]
Ancient America: Tulalip Archaeology
The Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve has several displays of artifacts found during the archaeological excavation of sites occupied by their ancestors. While […]
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 […]
Tulalip Fountains (Photo Diary)
For the tribes of the Tulalip Reservation-Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, and others-water has been an important economic, cultural, and spiritual resource. Shown below are some of […]
Suquamish Veterans Memorial (Photo Diary)
While the United States government has generally been less than honorable in its dealings with Indian nations and with Indian people, during the twentieth and […]
American Indian Place Names in Washington
While Washington was named for an American President who was not known for his love of Indians, many of the town names in Washington reflect […]
Plateau Indian Beadwork (Photo Diary)
In American Indian cultures, art is not separate from daily life. Traditionally, the things people used in their everyday life-clothing, tools, housing, containers-were often decorated […]
Plateau Indian Art
The area between the Cascade Mountains and the Rocky Mountains in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia, and Western Montana is known as the Plateau Culture […]