Our second “Fabric of Canada” film celebrates traditional weaving by the Indigenous Coast Salish peoples of British Columbia. Coast Salish woven blankets have important cultural and spiritual significance and play a key role in many ceremonies and rites. The story of Coast Salish Weaving also represents an important chapter in the history of wool in Canada.
Hereditary Chief Janice George of the Squamish First Nation set out to learn Coast Salish weaving as a teenager, however, she was not able to find someone to teach her until decades later. Currently, Chief Janice George and her partner Buddy Joseph have set out to revive the technique by teaching Coast Salish weaving to others.
In the film, Chief Janice George shares her love of wool and her family’s story about creating weavings during the pre-contact period, before the introduction of sheep’s wool.
Coast Salish Weaving is a part of our film series, “The Fabric of Canada” which tells the unique stories of Canadian Wool and the Canadians who transform it.
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