North
American First Nations Artists,
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Harold
Alfred / carver
Wayne
Alfred
Arnold Aragon
Laura Asbell
/Quaniult
Cheryl Bailey / custom roaches
Mark Bahti
Gary (Boo Boo) Baker, Squamish
Fredrick Baker/Squamish Nation
Harold Baker,/Squamish Nation
Jason Baker,/ Squamish Nation
Marvin Baker,/Squamish Nation
Teddy Baker, wood carver
Pam
Baker / Fashion Designer
Wade Baker
/ Totem poles
Richard Baker,
S/G Jewelly
Todd Jason Baker limited edition prints, Freelance Graphics.
Yul
Baker
Bobby
Bales
Jose A. Batallan, Quivers
Mariel Belanger /
Actor/Model
John
Bernard
Beryl
Beaupre
Blaine
Billman
Mary
L. Bigcanoe,
Tobias Beharrel
Robert
Big Elk-Stoneware
Isaac
Bignell
Bunni BlueBird
Kristina
Britnell - Button
Blankets / Cowichan
Sweaters
Dempsey
Bob/Tlingit
Peter & Lois Boome Araqui
Jim Boyd
singer/songwriter
Joseph
boyden
Kirk Brant
/digital media
Dan
Brook/ Muscogee-Creek
Jody
Broomfield
Ed E. Bryant
/Tsimshian Artist
Scott Butt / Mi'Kmaq
John Chief Calf
Joe Campbell
Wayne
Carlick
Geronimo
Clark
Judy
Chartrand
don
chase
Michael
Cheatham/Silver/Stone
Kevin
Cramner
Nelson
Cross
Richard de la Mare
LeRoy
DeJolie/ Navajo,
land photographer
Laetitia
D'Etiolles
Melissa Darden Chitimacha Single/Dbl Weave Baskets
Reg
Davidson
Lori Davis/ Haida web designer
Robert
H. Davis
Robert Davidson/ Haida
Pat Dixon
Dempsey Bob Tahltan Tlingit
Beau Dick
Kwagiulth
Zachary Douglas /actor
Randy
Ducharme/soapstone
Tomoe
Doumani
Melvin Dunn
Dennis
Eaglehorse
Frances Edgar
Charles Edensaw
Holly
Eggleston
Andy
Everson/Comox-printmaker
Pete FourWinds Fancy Dancer
Terry Gasida-Hopi Kachinas
Darlene
Gait.com
Krista Gerwing/ Painter
Jaawano Giijik / Jaawanart Jewelry
Darren Geffre / singer /songwriter
Dorothy Grant
Roger Gray Tsimshian
Quentin Harris
Walter
Harris
Hunting Hawk / Leather Sashes
Sam Haiyupis
Nuu-chah-nulth
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Ya'Ya (Chuck Heit)
Rick Harry
Karen Lynch Harley/Eastern Siouan
Tony Healey Maori
leanne
helin
billhelin
Rhae M. Henhawk
Artist/Sculptor
Heather Henry
Ron Henry
/ Southwest Jewelry
Errol
Hillis
Allie
High
Greg A. Hill
Bill Holm
Calvin Hunt Kwakiutl,
Kwagu'l,
Bradley Hunt
George Hunt Jr.
Eugene Hunt
Chief Tony Hunt
Tom Hunt
Jeremy Lee Humpherville / Carver
Ahasiw
Maskegon-Iskwew/Writer
Alex
Janvier.com/ paintJase/ Antler sculptures
Stewart Jacobs
Duke
James
Deborah Juodaitis
Donald Joe
Stan S. Joseph Jr. Sequilem,Squamish
Janine Island graphic design, web development
Arnold J. Isbister Cree Artist
Maynard Johnny
Albert Joseph
Brad Joseph
Charles Joseph
John
Joseph/ Totem Pole
Carver
Chad joe / Totem
Pole Carver
Clarence Kapay
Eric
Keast, rattles
paintings sculpture
beadwork photography
Janet Kierstead Contemporary paintings
Mike Komick
Richard Krents Prints, Bentboxes
John Laford
Nathan Lewis
Linda Lomahaftewa
Zachary LongBoy
Diane McAlister /Morning Star Quilts
Joe Maktima Hopi / Laguna
Mungo Martin
Laura A Marsden
Cody Mathius
Don McLeay Totem/Masks/Furniture
Brenda Mercer
Leo
Mitchell
James Michels / bentwood boxes
Judith P. Morgan/Gitksans Artist
Robert Morgan / Soap Stone
Max Morin /Cree
Painter
Norval Morrisseau
Christian Morrisseau
Kajola Morewood
Nadia Myre
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Ed Archie Noisecat Salish
Norma Nahanee
Marianne Nicolson
David Neel
Wallace Nez jr
Daphne Odjig
Old Grinning Bear
Virgil Ortiz
Garry Oker, Fashion Designer
Gabriel Patrich/ web site
Tara Parisier / dream catchers
Gerald Paul
Tim Paul
Leonard Peltierartist / Writer
Ruth Wilbur- Peterson
Gary Peterson
Peter Pilfold
Gordon Perreault / Spiritual / Painter
Toni Polchies
Susan Point
TJ Powell
Joshua Prescott
Mark Preston
Glen Rabena
Bill Ried / Haida
Herb Rice
Heber Reece
Eric Robertson
Troy Roberts
Steven Rosen
Micheal Rossignol/t-shirt artist
Hugh
(Hutch) Sam
Qwayaciiq Sam, Masks,
Paddles
Lionel Samuels
David Sanipass, Miq Maq,
Flutes
Manuel
Salazar
Joane Cardinal-Schubert
Ernie Scoles
Eric Schweig
Inuit Artisan
Arthur Schilling
Rupert Scow
Barry
Scow
Kelly
Seaman
Melody Sheline/Actress/Model/Artist
Preston
Singletary
Joe Silvey
Barry Stevens
PJ Gilliam Stewart
George Storry
Moy Sutherland 'hiish-miik'
Alan Sylboy Mi'kmaq artist,
Don Svanvik
August
Sylvester
Leonard
Sylvester
Terry Taube.com/ Hawiian paper sculptor
Alver Tait, Carver
Norman Tait,
CJ Taylor Artist/Author
Art Thompson,
Shannon Thunderbird/Singer
Leisa Gattie-Thurmer moose skin clothing
Red Thunder / Choker Jewelry
Shannon Thunderbird
Saul Terry
Daniel Tom
Janice Toulouse Shingwaak
Connie Watts / Haida
William Watts, / Mask Carver
Diane Wade/ Contemporary Pueblo Pottery
Stan Wamiss
Laura Wee Lay Laq
Ozzy Wadhams
William Wasden Jr.
Sean Whonnock
Bill Wissian
Andy Wilbur
Elvis "Qaqianon" Wolki
Buster Wilson
Joe Wilson
Mariee Williams / The totem story
April Whitecloud
Jerry
Whitehead
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Haida,Rocking Raven
Nathaniel Wilkerson - Gitxsan
Jason Wilson,
Ralph Williston/ author
Evelyn Vanderhoop haida textile weaver
Roy Henry Vickers
Charlene Vickers
Don Yeomans/ prints, poles, mastercarver.
Ron Yeomans / prints
Carol Young, Haida Doll Artist
Wayne Young
Dancing Theater
Yuxweluptun
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Peoples of the Coast
Unique in the world of so-called “primitive
art,” the full, rich range of the art of North America’s Northwest
Coast Indians has only recently begun to take a prominent place in the
museum exhibitions and art galleries of the world.
In the market place, original works by native artists and
craftspeople have become highly prized collectors’ items commanding
substantial sums of money.
Because the site is concerned with the graphic art, illustrations are
mainly taken from painted household and ceremonial items and
contemporary silkscreen designs, but many of the symbols of
identification can be found in carved works also, and a few examples
are given.
Contemporary art of the Northwest Coast Indians, particularly in the
field of print making, has evolved through many changes in a short
period. The past decade
has been a time of cultural searching for many of the artists who were
caught up in a rather general Northwest Coast style (based largely on
northern art) and found that they needed to define and establish a
style that was essentially their own people with roots in their own
traditions. Through their
researches, and with the help of the elders of their villages, the
artists have succeeded in determining their own cultural distinctions,
and in so doing have made us aware of their regional differences.
Considered six ethnographically distinct peoples, the Coast Salish, the West Coast people (or Nootka), the Kwagiutl, the Tsimshian, the Haida and the Tlingit shared cultural, economic and environmental backgrounds. They were
all hunters and gatherers who lived along the river valleys and
coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest, skillfully using the abundant
resources of river, sea and forest.
In this book’s final chapter the reader will gain an idea of
how to distinguish the art of the different cultural areas by looking
at examples of design – mainly contemporary prints.
I have not included the relatively small group of the Bella
Coola people; although in sculpture a clear distinction exists between
their styles and that of the other groups, it is less distinctive in
painted form, and none of the people of that region are, as yet,
working in two dimensional design.
Along with most of the
mythical and crest figures I have included a selection of legends and
myths pertaining to them. In
their original form, many of these are lengthy and complex, and some
make fascinating reading, but as this is not a book of legends, I have
abbreviated them considerably.
If you are interested in learning more about the tribes of British Columbia, try this site, run by the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs: www.ubcic.bc.ca

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