Silver Oval Bear Spirit Pendant Kingfisher

Silver Oval Bear Spirit Pendant KingfisherThis Bear Pendant is hand carved in sterling silver by Justin Rivard from the Cree Nation and signed on the back. The Bear Symbol represents strength, family, vitality courage and health. The bear is thoughtful and independent, with little need for fellowship. The bear is also self contained and strong willed in nature. A Bear is of great support and comfort to those who crave human company simply for personal reassurance rather than for the simple

and 2 1/2 inches or 6 1/2 centimeters deep

Hunt from the Kwakwaka´wakw Nation is hand-carved from red cedar

This Warrior Woman Mask is carved in red cedar by Russell Tate from the Ditidaht First Nation on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island

Lifting my eyes to the Olympic Mountains I was reminded of Hazelton and the Skeena Valley

5 inches or 37 centimeters high

This Eagle Pendant is hand-carved in 14 karat gold by Tsimshian artist Bill Helin

as well as some aspects of historical context and a description of the Potlatch

1 1/8 inches or 3 centimeters wide

when he was burned

40 inches or 101 1/2 centimeters high

The last image is of Kevin Cranmer holding the pendant

Blending Rande Cook’s Italian ancestry with his First Nations ancestry through art