Smenalh welh mynexw Noble Spirits
The title is to honour the ancestors brought home, from the Museum of Civilization.They were buried at Stanley Park, then collected for the museum. I had the honour of bringing them home through repatriation.
We told the story of the snow and wind storm that happened after the reburial, my late grandmother told us, when someone of high status gets buried, there is a storm. We know they are status people because of their heads were bound and had the shape of nobility.

Nexwniw'chet
A rendering of the Salish weavings created for Simon Fraser University. The designs are based on the history of the land.

Seattle Art Museum

Portfolio Gallery

Regalia
Chief Gibby Jacob at the 2006 Olympics wearing a woven Salish tunic by Chepximiya Siyam.

Other designs by Chepximiya Siyam.