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Book Talk and Slideshow for The Teachings of Mutton at the Suquamish Museum Oct 25th from1 pm-3pm
The Woolly Dog was bred by Indigenous groups in the Seattle area and other locations in the Pacific Northwest for its long wool-like fur, which was woven into blankets and robes. The Coast Salish Peoples carefully protected the breed for thousands of years but, by the 1900s, the impact of colonization rendered the breed virtually extinct. In 2002, the pelt of a Woolly Dog named Mutton was discovered in a drawer at the Smithsonian after sitting, forgotten, for around 150 years. It sparked a genetic and anthropologic research project into Mutton’s story and the lost Woolly Dog breed. The journal Science published the study which received national attention in National Geographic, the Washington Post, Scientific American and more. Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa, one of the study’s contributors, has now authored the first book to detail those findings, along with fascinating background information that was not published in the Science article.
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Suquamish Museum: 360-394-7105, free
