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This is a great Blue Heron done in haida/coast salish style and is often called the watcher by Coast Salish tribes. Before the European contact in the Pacific Northwest coast wars were waged between many of the different tribes so there was always the threat of a village being raided. Most Coast Salish villages are located at a mouth of a salmon bearing river which also happens to be a habitat for blue herons so villages would have these birds located outside in the water. The herons would act as an alarm system and start flying and squawking if a war canoe or anything else was approaching the village. I decided to draw this because the other day I witnessed this happened while I was collecting water samples of the river for my work and as soon as the heron seen me it turned around flew the opposite way and warned all the other animals that a human was approaching the river. My tribe T’Sou-ke have a song to honor this bird for thier help in the protection of our villages over the many years.
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A halibut done in pacific northwest coast native style
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Red Rock Crab done in Pacific Northwest Coast Native style.
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‘Dragonfly’ is from a petroglyph in Hopi Mesas, Arizona. It is often portrayed on alters & pottery. The Hopi hold Dragonfly in high regard, as it is believed to hold supernatural powers. I am making a sincere effort to present these designs as they originally appeared, with a wee bit of stylizing on my part. This series of tees is intended to honor the ancient ones and the art they left behind for us.
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A contemporary depiction of a traditional Medicine Man or Shapeshifter and his metamorphosis from natural to supernatural. I used cubism to emphasize that change yet retaining a semblance of reality.
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Where I live on Vancouver Island Garry oaks are a part of a very endangered ecosystem that only grows in this part of the world. The Garry oak ecosystem has over 100 species at risk within it. Many of the species in the ecosystem where very important for my tribe in the past with my ancestors using many of the plants and animals for both medicine and food. Only around 5% of these ecosystems still exist with most of them gone from urban development and overgrown with non-native species. Part of my research as an environmental scientist for my tribe T’Sou-ke involves me in a major mapping project finding the locations of the remaining trees and ecosystems and hopefully restoring these damaged lands in the future.
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WEXES
by Mark GautiWEXES means frog and the season of spring. Spring is called WEXES because that is when frog wakes up and returns to our world and brings spring time. I made this in the beginning of March after the first night that I could hear WEXES in the nearby ponds by my house. This is a Coast Salish Design
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Painted Buffalo skull on leather shield against colorful motif. The turquoise, or blue, colorization, in its many hues, is a sacred color which wards off evil.
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Atsá (Diné [Navajo] word for eagle). Eagle, the master of the sky, is considered a carrier of prayers. Many Indian Nations honor this bird as possessing courage, wisdom, and a special connection to the creator. This is often confused with the “thunderbird” image concept. Eagle is also a Directional Protector(the Sky) spirit, and an image associated with spirits and visions. / My depiction represents three Bald Eagles circling about the Sun, here symbolized by the sacred Zia (Zia Pueblo word for ‘Sun’). Its rays marking the four directions; in the year, with its four seasons; in the day, with the sunrise, noon, evening, and night; in life, with its four divisions—childhood, youth, manhood, and old age. Everything is bound together in a circle of life and love, without beginning, without end.
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Zia Keresean (language of the Zia Pueblo [and other Keres pueblos] in New Mexico) for Sun. New Mexico’s distinctive insignia is the Zia (Sun) Symbol, which originated with the Indians of Zia Pueblo (north central New Mexico) in ancient times. Its design reflects their tribal philosophy, with its wealth of pantheistic spiritualism teaching the basic harmony of all things in the universe. Four is the sacred number of Zia, and the figure is composed of a circle from which four points radiate. These points made up of four straight lines of varying length personify the number most often used by the Giver of all good gifts. To the Zia Indian, the sacred number is embodied in the earth, with its four directions; in the year, with its four seasons; in the day, with the sunrise, noon, evening, and night; in life, with its four divisions—childhood, youth, manhood, and old age. Everything is bound together in a circle of life and love, without beginning, without end. The Zia believe, too, that in this great brotherhood of all things, man has four sacred obligations: he must develop a strong body, a clear mind, a pure spirit, and a devotion to the welfare of his people. This is the symbol which adorns the flag of New Mexico.
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Chief
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The indigenous people of Alaska’s rugged interior tell legends of Nahani or ‘The One With Backwards Feet’ who would abduct folk who wandered too close to it’s territory. The tracks left behind would appear as double feet making it impossible to determine the actual direction the creature was moving. Nahani travels swiftly and silently through the deep underbrush, but on dark nights, his blood curdling howls can be heard from miles off. Beware the Beast Man
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Though word about her odd and deadly mating rituals is getting around, she never seems to be in short supply of volunteers.
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Buffalo skull adorned with paint, leather and Hawk, all placed upon a leather shield. Behind the shield radiate the rays of a Zia (Sun).
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Half white, half Indian, no matter how you look at it, Billy Jack was bad Mo-Fo in his day! Peace brother.
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‘Tatanka Ska’ means White Buffalo in Lakota. Buffalo represents Prayer and Abundance….the herds provided food, clothing and shelter to the Plains People. The Medicine of Buffalo is about honoring all that Mother Earth provides for us. It is about the understanding that abundance is ours when we honor all Life as sacred and give thanks for all that we have been given. Buffalo inspires us to connect with the true meaning of Life. The White Buffalo is especially sacred to the Lakota people, as its story & prophecy have been told and retold for generations among them. Legend of the White Buffalo
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Life in the wild is rough, but for Lil Bear he learned early on how to tame the wilderness. Especially in the cold months, bear skin provides for comfortable lifestyle, but ready for battle at a moments notice. Began as a pencil sketch. Finished in Photoshop. Dedicated to my nephew Kyowa.
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Design inspired by Native American artwork.
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Giver of Life, Warmth, and Growth. Katsina (Kachina) SunFace.
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Navajo Ye'ii
by SenaYe’ii (YAY-ee) Navajo Ye’ii Spirit, is a depiction of an irit considered by the Navajo to be a go-between between man and Creator. Ye’iis control natural forces in and on the earth, such as day and night, rain, wind, sun, etc. A very special kind of ye’ii is the Yei’bi’chai, grandparent spirit or “talking God” who can speak with man, telling him how to live in harmony with all living things by following a few rules of behavior and using only the basic things he needs to survive.
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With a matching Bilby illustration and star of the Creatures Calendar
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“Pardon my absence…on a vision quest.” / EM
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