Threads That Bind — The Story of the Woolly Dog

Join the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture for a film screening and Q&A with the participants and producers of Threads That Bind — The Story of the Woolly Dog. 

This 30-minute documentary examines the story of the woolly dog — a breed domesticated for thousands of years by Native Tribes in the Pacific Northwest. The soft white fur of these dogs, which went extinct in the late 1800s, was used to create intricate textiles and regalia. 

This event is an opportunity for the filmmakers to receive feedback from community stakeholders, knowledge-keepers, and the general public in order to guide them in the final editing stage. Thoughts, opinions, and suggestions about the film will be collected through an anonymous survey handed out at the screening. The survey is 100% voluntary.  

In attendance will be Kirk French (Anthropology professor and director of the CORVA lab, Penn State), Logan Kistler and Audrey Lin (Smithsonian), Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa (author of The Teachings of Mutton: A Coast Salish Woolly Dog), and weavers from the Coast Salish Wool Weaving Center.