Treaty Day
Date1997
Maker
Ron Hilbert Coy (Vadesqidab)
Tulalip/Upper Skagit, 1944 - 2006
Label TextTreaty Day, as it is celebrated by Puget Sound Natives today, commemorates the remarkable endurance of religious practices. The Treaty of Point Elliott, signed in 1855, resulted in loss of lands and the right to engage in traditional customs. The oft-quoted speech of si?aA (Chief Seattle), delivered at this time, reminded the newcomers that although Native life was changing, the deep-rooted connections to the ancestors and to the land would not.
Object number2009.5.59
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Credit LineGift of Simon Ottenberg
Dimensions20 x 28 in. (50.8 x 71.1 cm)
MediumWood, copper, paint
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