Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC)

Increasing visual literacy awareness on Indigenous signifiers of the unique and distinct interior Plateau canoe styles and ancestral village implementations

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

Slowed down the original bark sturgeon-nosed canoe time lapse as I was actually moving quick in real time to get the bark on before it dried and started cracking. The bark can get kinda moody.

#barksturgeonnosecanoe #barksturgeonnosedcanoe

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

Brush The Water 2026 with the Grogu Canoe with Columbia River Field School July 16, 2026. Specifically it’s a Sinixt historical canvas-sturgeon nose canoe, as many of the regional Plateau Indigenous groups including the Sinixt (and Ktunaxa who never stopped making them) began to adapt canvas onto the canoe in place of bark once they had access to the trade canvas, similar to how ancestors began to move away from the tule mat lodge covering to canvas cover for the tipi. I should know, as I have done the canvas material transition on both the canoe (bark) and tipi (tule mat). Arrow Lake, British Columbia.

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

Spirit line reflected into the water, even the back bone scutes of the sturgeon fish are created by the rippling of the water in a few of the video scenes. Or the shadow of sturgeon fish is reflected onto the floor of art gallery setting. #sturgeonnosecanoe #barksturgeonnosecanoe

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

Looking forward to bringing these two sńʕaýckstx canoes out of winter storage the first week of April and brush the water in British Columbia. The first canoe is a bark canoe since time immemorial and the second canoe is a hitsorical canvas canoe. #sturgeonnosecanoe

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

May 2019 discovered flower pedals left on canoe work station. I was confused and wondering who did this? I then looked up into the tree above me and saw squirrel. Took offering as a sign of respect but little did I know that squirrel foresaw I would soon dabble as a floral artist

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

sńʕaýckstx canvas sturgeon-nose canoe brushing the water in Nelson, British Columbia back in October 2023. #sinixt #sturgeonnosecanoe #nelsonBC

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

Flying northern Plateau canoes since 2012. Started assembly of new canoe project today for my first canoe sculpting gig of 2024, with delivery to British Columbia in 2025! High caliber northern Plateau requires patience for sure. #sturgeonnosecanoe #secwepemc #tkmlupstesecwepemc

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

@ChitkwesuManetu What I love about this image, is that the canoe is skinned with canvas, & perhaps that is a canvas tipi stuffed inside the canoe. I’ve only sculpted 5 bark sturgeon-nose canoes and 1 canvas sturgeon-nose canoe, and my eyes tell me that is canvas covering the canoe.

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

Brushed the water with the bark canoe October 2023 in Nelson, British Columbia for cultural/recreational purposes. Perhaps the first time a sńʕaýckstx bark sturgeon-nose canoe has brushed the water in British Columbia in over 50+ years. #sinixt #sturgeonnosecanoe #nelsonbc

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

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The Last Mooseskin Boat https://t.co/6aOfG4XhDk via @thenfb

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

Amazing to watch and reflect back on this video of the 2022 #Sinixt Celebration in Nelson, British Columbia after the pandemic and border restrictions were lifted! Film produced by Capitol Theatre Nelson, British Columbia.
https://t.co/ys6fm2jkml

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

Almost filled two baskets with huckleberries today north of Kalispel Indian Reservation. Arrived at mountain patch at 2pm and picked until 4:30 pm and ended up with 1.5 gallons.

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

@SpokesmanReview Such a beautiful and amazing workshop to participate in for 2 weeks!

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

…….and known for his building of traditional Salishan sturgeon-nose canoes from the bark of white pine. That tree, the state tree of Idaho, is dwindling in mature population for a number of reasons and heralded by timber framers.

[The Spokesman-Review @SpokesmanReview]

Woodworkers from around the United States and a traditional Japanese timber framer are building a beautiful wooden bell tower to house a new bell sculpted by artist Mark Kubiak. https://t.co/LRSy8h20bq

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

Short film on the Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes method founded & established in 2013 will be screening at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson, British Columbia June 18th around 2:30! Increasing Plateau Art & Architectural visual literacy awareness since 2005.

https://t.co/OdoAoQ3122

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

Based this historical canvas sturgeon- nose canoe on a historical black and white photo in the Arrow Lakes Historical Society Collection. Brushed the water on summer solstice at the 2022 Kettle Falls Salmon Ceremony. #sinixt

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

Village site mock-up for an upcoming April gig, since time immemorial.
#tulemat #tulemattipi #tulemathouse #tulematlodge

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

Opening art exhibit was well attended @kootenaygallery in Castlegar, British Columbia, and even brought out some Indian Hemp stocks and processed right on the spot for a demo, leaving a mess on the floor. Kalispel bark sturgeon-nose canoe and brought a #salishansturgeonnosecanoe

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

Salishanizing the Built Environment Since 2005. snxwméne (steelhead trout people) at the confluence of the Latah creek and Spokane River down to Little Spokane River confluence. #tulemat #tulemattipi #tulemathouse #tulematlodge #tulematlonghouse

[Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes (SSNC) @Cmtus_Sturgeon]

Official #SalishanSturgeonNoseCanoe gallery exhibit March 2023 Castlegar, British Columbia at Kootenay Gallery of Art, incorporates salish language concept in exhibit title from Elmendorf ethnography notes (1935-1936) who interviewed a Sinixt Indian on Spokane Indian Reservation