PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Leslie H. Tepper is the curator of Western ethnology at the Canadian Museum of History. She is the author of Earthline and Morning Star: Nlaka’pamux Clothing Traditions and coauthor of Legends of Our Times: Native Cowboy Life. Janice George (Chepximiya Siyam) is a co-owner (along with Willard Joseph) of the L’hen Awtxw: The Weaving House studio. She is a hereditary chief of a Squamish family. Willard Joseph (Skwetsimltexw), the great-great-grandson of Harriett Johnnie, weaves and teaches.
These three authors have thought of us and those yet to come . . . so this ancient/contemporary craft and art may be understood and continued in a modern world. -annie ross, Indigenous weaver and associate professor in the Department of First Nations Studies at Simon Fraser University -- annie ross This book does so many things well. . . . The sensitive and intelligent discussion reveals the difficulties of research and interpretation of an art form that was changing and in flux for many generations. . . . The authors have nimbly stitched together the fragments to create a whole. -Barbara Brotherton, curator of Native American art at the Seattle Art Museum -- Barbara Brotherton Somehow Coast Salish blankets, despite embodying complex knowledge of fibres and outstanding skill in spinning, design, and weaving, have remained relatively unknown. Salish Blankets aims to change this by highlighting and explaining the exquisiteness and importance of these blankets. -Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa, BC Book Look? -- Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa * BC Book Look * The research team of Leslie Tepper, Chepximiya Siyam (Janice George), and Skwetsimltexw (Willard Joseph) achieved their goals by triangulating between three sources of information-the physical blankets in museum collections, archival records and publications concerned with Salish weaving and culture, and contemporary teachings about the Salish worldview and the craft. Their methodical approach is an exciting step in the right direction and, by the authors' own admission, a ready platform for others to build upon. -Ann Lane Hedlund, Pacific Northwest Quarterly -- Ann Lane Hedlund * Pacific Northwest Quarterly * Salish Blankets: Robes of Protection and Transformation, Symbols of Wealth contributes to an emerging collaborative literature documenting Salish art and material heritage through the centuries. -Kaitlin McCormick, Canadian Journal of Native Studies -- Kaitlin McCormick * Canadian Journal of Native Studies * Salish Blankets: Robes of Protection and Transformation, Symbols of Wealth, draws on first-person accounts from Salish community members to offer a comprehensive look at the technical skills involved in weaving. It also examines the numerous ways that weaving plays an important role in Salish and Indigenous culture, both now and historically. -Ben Bengston, North Shore News -- Ben Bengston * North Shore News * Through its portrait of artistic practices past and present, and the working intercultural relationships that bring them into public view, this beautifully designed book represents the future of indigenous material culture studies. In its collaborative character, Salish Blankets unites heritage professionals and artists, who articulate individual interests on their own terms, and forges institutional connections among Native communities, museums, and distant nations, projecting ancient and present cultural practices across boundaries of time and geography. It is a literary act of reconciliation and an educational celebration, a most welcome contribution to museum and indigenous studies. -Robert E. Walls, Journal of Folklore Research -- Robert E. Walls * Journal of Folklore Research * A nice addition to general Salish ethnography. -M. Ebert, CHOICE -- M. Ebert * CHOICE *
