Gilbert Pat Silver Small Pendant Hand Carved Paddle a Xenaksiala elder who pursued

a Xenaksiala elder who pursued both in his ancestral home

The wolf cub brothers

What had been a reciprocal system between the two civilizations became a pattern of white dominance

She misses living close to nature and seeing animals wherever she goes

Combining Roy Henry Vickers’ vivid illustrations

Gilbert Pat Silver Small Pendant Hand Carved Paddle a Xenaksiala elder who pursuedGilbert Pat is a self taught jewelry carver from the Coast Salish cultural group. He began carving in 1976, after apprenticing with renowned artist Lloyd Wadhams. Prior to that, Gilbert worked as a fisherman and carpenter, making his own carving tools and honing the skills needed to create one of a kind pieces from silver and 14 karat gold.