Upper Stó:lō – A Story About Cedar Bark
$8.00
By: Jo-Ann Archibald
This booklet explains how and why the Stó:lō people have always respected and have taken care of the Cedar Tree. You will meet Rica and Michelle. They are two Stó:lō girls who live on the Chehalis Reserve. They both attend the Chehalis Community School.
The first day the school opened, they had a special ceremony. Some girls wore Cedar Bark clothing. Rica and Michelle never saw clothing like this before and they were very excited. They learned that the Stó:lō people wore clothing like this long ago.
They visited their Granny, to ask if she had seen clothing made of Cedar Bark. She did when she was a younger girl. She also knew how it was made. Granny explains to Rica and Michelle, the art of making Cedar Bark Clothing.
36 pages
