Understanding Northwest Coast Art JOURNAL Possessing Meares Island weaves a

Possessing Meares Island weaves a unique history out of the mists of time by connecting eighteenth century Indigenous-colonial trade relations to more recent historical upheavals

and sexual abuse

the mother shares the bundle with her child and reveals the importance of each item inside

as sacred as it is historical

twins are the children of the salmon

Understanding Northwest Coast Art JOURNAL Possessing Meares Island weaves aDimensions: 6. 25 x 9. 00 The first section of this book features an alphabetical list of words relating to Northwest Coast art, with definitions, descriptions and explanations and synopses of the major myths associated with them. As an aid to identification and understanding, many of the crests, beings and symbols are illustrated in the 6 black and white reproductions of contemporary works of art. The entries cover everything: crests such as Eagle,