*This event is not at Volume One.
Island author Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa will be at the annual Fleece & Fibre Fair at the HUB with her new book The Teachings of Mutton, A Coast Salish Woolly Dog. Volume One will be on hand with her books for sale and Liz will be signing copies.
A pelt of a dog named “Mutton” languished in a drawer at the Smithsonian for 150 years until it was discovered, almost accidentally, by an amateur archivist. This book tells Mutton's story and explores what it can teach us about Coast Salish Woolly Dogs and their cultural significance.
Co-authored with weavers, Knowledge Keepers, and Elders, The Teachings of Mutton interweaves perspectives from Musqueam, Squamish, Stó:lō, Suquamish, Cowichan, Katzie, Snuneymuxw, and Skokomish cultures with narratives of science, post-contact history, and the lasting and devastating impacts of colonization. Binding it all together is Mutton's story—a tale of research, reawakening, and resurgence.
LIZ HAMMOND-KAARREMAA has a MA in educational technology and holds a Master Spinner Certificate from Olds College. She is a researcher of Coast Salish spinning and collaborates with museums and Indigenous communities, sharing her knowledge through research writing, workshops and lectures. Her research and publications focus on Coast Salish textiles, including articles in academic journals (Science, BC Studies) and magazines (Spin-Off, Ply, Selvedge). She lives on Protection Island, near Nanaimo, BC.
*earlier this year we also hosted an event around this book with the Cowichan Library. It was great to hear Liz and local Quw'utsun contributors speak!
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