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Corwin "Corky" Clairmont is a printmaker and conceptual and installation artist from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation.Known for his high concept and politically charged works, Clairmont seeks to explore situations that affect Indian Country historically and in contemporary times.
Chief Dull Knife College (CDKC) was chartered in 1975 by the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council. The college is accredited by and maintains professional memberships in the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC), and in the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
The Salish used mountain goat wool, or SAH-ay, [citation needed] as the main source of fiber for weaving. Blankets made from goat hair were the most valuable. [2] Originally, the Salish obtained wool high in the mountains where the mountain goats spent their summers and shed their old wool. Wool might be found caught or tangled in low bushes.
The Salish Weavers Guild was created in 1971 and ended around 1990. The society had two shops located in Sardis, Chilliwack in the province of British Columbia, Canada.The Salish Weavers Guild was a formal society focused on the production and sales of local Salish Weavers from all areas of Stó:lō territory in and around the Fraser Valley.
Salish Storyteller, cartoons of traditional stories with Salish sound files and English translation; search results for "Salishan legends" at native.languages.org; Creation of the animal people: Okanagan creation myth; The bear woman: Okanagan legend about a woman kidnapped by a grizzly bear; Dirty boy: Okanagan legend about a woman who married ...
Coast Salish art is an art unique to the Pacific Northwest Coast among the Coast Salish peoples. Coast Salish are peoples from the Pacific Northwest Coast made up of many different languages and cultural characteristics. Coast Salish territory covers the coast of British Columbia and Washington state. Within traditional Coast Salish art there ...
Service Merchandise was a retail chain of catalog showrooms carrying jewelry, toys, sporting goods and electronics. The company, which first began in 1934 as a five-and-dime store , was in existence for 68 years before ceasing operations in 2002.
Aldens was founded by Benjamin J. Rosenthal [1] in 1889 in Chicago under the name Chicago Mail Order and Millinery Company and was incorporated on December 15, 1902. [2] The company primarily sold fashion apparel and accessories for women and men via its catalog.