The story of the return of shovel-nose dugout river canoe for the Stillaguamish and Sauk-Suiattle tribes is ... who since 2003 had been studying and making models of Coast Salish river canoes.

Solomon is becoming internationally known for his efforts to bring back traditional Coast Salish designs. A visit to the National Museums of the American Indian in New York and Washington, D.C ...

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Monty Charlie greets them with his shirt off, sweat on his brow and a chisel in his hand.Laughing as they get out of the car on ...

Coast Salish. Episode 101 | 56m 46s Video has Closed Captions | CC. ... For generations, tribes lived along the waterways and traveled in dugout canoes made from cedar wood.

SALISH SEA — Dozens of tents lined the beach Sunday in Lummi Nation, the smell of saltwater and seaweed wafting off the waves. Members of Coast Salish tribes roused from their sleeping bags ...

The COVID-19 pandemic postponed the traditional canoe journey, meaning a deep and emotional reunion ... and to paddle and commune in unity with other tribes from across the Coast Salish region and ...

Cedar trees substantial enough to be used by Coast Salish to make extraordinary seagoing dugout canoes with wide beams and sweeping bows are now so rare that tribes or First Nations wanting to ...

The 36-foot ocean-going clipper-style fibreglass canoe is fashioned after Coast Salish dugout canoes, wide and sturdy, to ensure cultural safety on the water, said Williams.

At that time, canoes were “the primary method of transportation for our people, whether traveling in the rivers, the lakes, the Salish Sea or the ocean,” with a special type of canoe for each ...