
Lecture: The Coast Salish Woolly Dog
May 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
$5 – $6
Location: Rotary Gallery of the Courtenay and District Museum
Speaker: researcher and writer on Coast Salish textiles Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa
This illustrated presentation will give a brief overview of Mutton’s story (Mutton was the name of the only known woolly dog whose pelt is at the Smithsonian). Genetic research has been combined with Oral History from Elders, weavers and Knowledge Keepers to reveal the Coast Salish Woolly Dogs’ cultural significance.
Tickets: $5 for Historical Society members; $6 for general public. Advance tickets recommended. Tickets can be purchased over the phone by calling 250-334-0686 ext 2.