" :I never heard the thing about Skwxwu7mesh winning it. It came about through the rise of the tourism industry. We used to joke that ""Squamish"" translated to ""People of the Plaque Makers"". It's quite sad really, and I find myself conflicted. See, within Kwakwaka'wakw art, you don't just do the art. Your supposed to be trained in that field to understand what you do. It's less of an art when you really get into it, as in ""expression"" and ""artists creativity"". Like, ""Oh, the sun is inspiring to do a mask like this, and maybe I'll throw this in there"". No. It would not of been like that. Certain elements or designs would be there for a reason, it was a strict
" :I never heard the thing about Skwxwu7mesh winning it. It came about through the rise of the tourism industry. We used to joke that ""Squamish"" translated to ""People of the Plaque Makers"". It's quite sad really, and I find myself conflicted. See, within Kwakwaka'wakw art, you don't just do the art. Your supposed to be trained in that field to understand what you do. It's less of an art when you really get into it, as in ""expression"" and ""artists creativity"". Like, ""Oh, the sun is inspiring to do a mask like this, and maybe I'll throw this in there"". No. It would not of been like that. Certain elements or designs would be there for a reason, it was a strict and