Acrylic, spray paint, heavy polymer adhesive and buckskin on 100% cotton duck canvas featuring a titanium acrylic gesso primer. The canvas is stretched over a solid wood professional frame constructed with kiln-dried, beveled stretcher bars. This painting was constructed to last a lifetime.
Artist Note:
River People was created with the river tribes of the Pacific Northwest in mind. An extra photo has been provided to display the buckskin clouds adhered to the canvas. This piece also features a soft texture with a heavy polymer adhesive which will last a lifetime. The rainbow colors represent the ancient-to-current unity our regional tribal community has been offering and continues to offer to each other. Our tribes rely on the river for sustenance and we have all found a way to live among each other in harmony for hundreds of thousands of years.
A little more about River People:
Several Indigenous tribes in the Pacific Northwest are specifically known as "people of the river" or are deeply tied to the major river systems of the region.
The Stillaguamish Tribe
The Stillaguamish name itself translates directly to "People of the River".
They are a Coast Salish indigenous group traditionally located along the Stillaguamish River in Washington state.
The Chinook Indian Nation
Known as the people of the lower Columbia River and Willapa Bay.
Their history and culture are fundamentally tied to the mouth and lower streams of the Columbia River.
Columbia River Treaty Tribes
Several nations share a profound identity as river and salmon peoples along the Columbia River system, represented collectively by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC)
Nez Perce Tribe (Nimíipuu): Historically centered on the Columbia River Plateau and interior waterways.
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation: Including the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla peoples.
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs: Including the Tenino (Tygh, Wyam, Tinainu, and Dock-Spus) who lived directly along the Deschutes River and Columbia River.
Yakama Nation: A confederation of multiple tribes with deep ancestral and treaty rights along the Columbia River.
Cowlitz Indian Tribe: Named for the Cowlitz River in southwestern Washington.
Puyallup Tribe of Indians: Lived along the Puyallup River fed by Mount Rainier.
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe: Resided heavily along the Snoqualmie River and its tributaries.
Spokane Tribe of Indians: Their ancestral lands encompass the entirety of the Spokane River
Size: 16’’ x 20’’
Archival quality
Acid free
Acrylic, spray paint, heavy polymer adhesive and buckskin on 100% cotton duck canvas featuring a titanium acrylic gesso primer. The canvas is stretched over a solid wood professional frame constructed with kiln-dried, beveled stretcher bars. This painting was constructed to last a lifetime.
Artist Note:
River People was created with the river tribes of the Pacific Northwest in mind. An extra photo has been provided to display the buckskin clouds adhered to the canvas. This piece also features a soft texture with a heavy polymer adhesive which will last a lifetime. The rainbow colors represent the ancient-to-current unity our regional tribal community has been offering and continues to offer to each other. Our tribes rely on the river for sustenance and we have all found a way to live among each other in harmony for hundreds of thousands of years.
A little more about River People:
Several Indigenous tribes in the Pacific Northwest are specifically known as "people of the river" or are deeply tied to the major river systems of the region.
The Stillaguamish Tribe
The Stillaguamish name itself translates directly to "People of the River".
They are a Coast Salish indigenous group traditionally located along the Stillaguamish River in Washington state.
The Chinook Indian Nation
Known as the people of the lower Columbia River and Willapa Bay.
Their history and culture are fundamentally tied to the mouth and lower streams of the Columbia River.
Columbia River Treaty Tribes
Several nations share a profound identity as river and salmon peoples along the Columbia River system, represented collectively by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC)
Nez Perce Tribe (Nimíipuu): Historically centered on the Columbia River Plateau and interior waterways.
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation: Including the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla peoples.
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs: Including the Tenino (Tygh, Wyam, Tinainu, and Dock-Spus) who lived directly along the Deschutes River and Columbia River.
Yakama Nation: A confederation of multiple tribes with deep ancestral and treaty rights along the Columbia River.
Cowlitz Indian Tribe: Named for the Cowlitz River in southwestern Washington.
Puyallup Tribe of Indians: Lived along the Puyallup River fed by Mount Rainier.
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe: Resided heavily along the Snoqualmie River and its tributaries.
Spokane Tribe of Indians: Their ancestral lands encompass the entirety of the Spokane River
Size: 16’’ x 20’’
Archival quality
Acid free
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