Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa

The Teachings of Mutton (eBook, ePUB)

A Coast Salish Woolly Dog

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The pelt of a dog named "Mutton" languished in a drawer at the Smithsonian for 150 years until it was discovered, almost accidentally, by an amateur archivist. This book tells Mutton's story and explores what it can teach us about Coast Salish Woolly Dogs and their cultural significance.

Until now, there has been very little written about the enigmatic Coast Salish Woolly Dog, or sq¿¿mey¿ in the Hul'q'umi'num language. According to Indigenous Oral Histories of the Pacific Northwest, this small dog was bred for thousands of years for its woolly fibres, which were woven into traditional blankets, robes and regalia. Although the dogs were carefully protected by Coast Salish peoples, by the 1900s, the Woolly Dog had become so rare it is now considered extinct.

Co-authored with weavers, Knowledge Keepers, and Elders, The Teachings of Mutton interweaves perspectives from Musqueam, Squamish, Stó:lo, Suquamish, Cowichan, Katzie, Snuneymuxw, and Skokomish cultures with narratives of science, post-contact history, and the lasting and devastating impacts of colonization. Binding it all together is Mutton's story-a tale of research, reawakening, and resurgence.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781998526031
• Artikelnr.: 73613717

Autorenporträt

Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa has a MA in educational technology and holds a Master Spinner Certificate from Olds College. She is a researcher of Coast Salish spinning and collaborates with museums and Indigenous communities, sharing her knowledge through research writing, workshops and lectures. Her research and publications focus on Coast Salish textiles, including articles in academic journals (Science, BC Studies) and magazines (Spin-Off, Ply, Selvedge). She lives on Protection Island, near Nanaimo, BC.