Abstract
The Xwelmexw (Sto:lō) Salish of Pacific Canada are encapsulated in suburbia yet they continue part-time fishing, hunting, and gathering in the shrinking but still sentient natural world. These complex foragers were sustained by salmon runs, living from May to October at fishing stations along the estuary and lower canyon of the Fraser River near present-day Vancouver and wintering in large shed-like multi-family cedar houses in permanent villages along the watershed. The Xwelmexw carried out hunting and gathering in nearby mountains and forests. Forest activities still include craftwork. Artists go to the remaining forests, collect materials, and renew cooperation with nature and encourage younger generations. Integral to the work of crafting is their consciousness that excellence of production speaks to modernity’s impoverishment of the relationship between small forest peoples and their surroundings. A case study of one woman’s life in indigenous art/craft production and promotion shows some features of...
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