Port Gamble S'klallam Tribe is having its annual holiday craft market on Friday and Saturday (November 20-21). Lots of great artists. Friday- 2-6pm and all day Saturday 10-6. Located in their Longhouse.

NY Times article on Sherman Alexie's new book. http://ping.fm/ZrH64

Cowichan knits are back!

Just started adding this year's batch of authentic Cowichan knits that I bought from Emily Smith in Victoria BC. There are some unique styles this time- like the owl scarf listed on our site. I know that Emily had a couple of her knitter friends make some. It's really nice they can spread the work around. It makes me happy to support them and this art form.

It is almost cold enough to wear the poncho she made for me. I love it and always look forward to wearing it. It fills my heart to sell these kinds of crafts. Last year, so many people bought them for Christmas gifts. There is nothing better than selling something useful, handcrafted and Native American/First Nations made!

Carbonated Iced Victory Tea

Carbonated Iced Victory Tea

Victory Tea from the Native American Tea Company has a punch like flavor with Rose Hips, Hibiscus Wild Cherry bark. To try something a refreshing twist on iced tea using Victory tea, you will need:

3 Cups of Water

6 Victory Tea bags
1 Tablespoon of Sugar

3 Cups of Lemon-Lime Soda, Chilled

Lemon, Lime or Orange for garnish, thinly sliced (optional)

Bring the water to a gentle boil in a small saucepan or in the microwave. Add the tea bags, cover and remove from heat. Let steep for 10 minutes.

Remove the tea bags without squeezing them. (Squeezing the bags made add bitterness.)

Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Let cool, then chill. Putting hot tea in the refrigerator may make it cloudy.

When ready to enjoy, pour the tea concentrate into glasses filled with ice. Top off the glass with lemon-lime soda. Garnish with a thinly sliced lemon, lime or orange.

Joe Wilson Killer Whale Tattoo from Liverpool!

Check this out! Selina from Liverpool, UK sends us a photo of her recent Joe Wilson Killer Whale design tattoo! Thanks for sharing Selina. Post your pictures of Northwest Coast Native tattoos or other ways you used the designs.

marriage of the pair, the salmon represents the continuously renewing and bountiful gifts and blessings that we get in life because of the universal representation of the fish and its meaning to many cultures of the world. Today, this precious resource is becoming endangered…

Sorry about that! Weird. I was trying to send out the information that goes with the pictures! The pictures are of a new design by Joe Wilson called Life and Light. Joe on the new design: When you look at the “Sun” in a wider universal perspective, it is like a bright light shining in the darkness. Seen here are two symbolic figures of a male and a female salmon. Seen here in an eternal circle representing the marriage of the pair, the salmon represents the continuously renewing and bountiful gifts and blessings that we get in life because of the universal representation of the fish and its meaning to many cultures of the world. Today, this precious resource is becoming endangered…