Coast Salish Weaving - The Fabric of Canada

Our second “Fabric of Canada” film celebrates traditional weaving by the Indigenous Coast Salish peoples of British Columbia. These weavings have important cultural and spiritual significance and play a key role in many ceremonies and rites. The story of Coast Salish Weaving also represents an important chapter in the history of wool in Canada.
Although Hereditary Chief Janice George of the Squamish First Nation set out to learn weaving as a teenager, she was not able to find someone to teach her until decades later. Now, Chief George and her partner Buddy Joseph are masters of the craft, sharing their knowledge with others and saving the practice from extinction. Chief George shares her love of wool and the incredible family story associated with creating weavings during the pre-contact period, before the introduction of sheep’s wool.
Coast Salish Weaving is a part of our film series, “The Fabric of Canada” which tells the unique stories of Canadian Wool and the Canadians who transform it.

[@mcfwriter]

Goosebumps!

[@SorobanWorld]

Yikes. No one was weaving ... The Coast Salish, Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian are relatively new to me. Some of the inspiration that I feel from these people are their weavings. I tried weaving on a ridgid heddle loom in my past, and I am still into fabric arts (specifically kumihimo). These people share my interest in wood carving, too. Whole tribes with a rich history of textiles and carving and stories! As a San Diegan, I, too, have a connection to the water. I wanted to be an oceanographer when I was little. I, too, have a connection to animal spirits - although I'm catholic, I still feel the spiritual connection.

[@Mark-ej4uf]

The High Majesty King Charles the Third will never patronize us. He's already too compromised, as all his Royal Family.