If war and disease wiped out 95% of todays people in less than a century, we would loose most of our culture as well. Especially true of cultures with verbal history and apprentice learned skills. In the Pacific Northwest, native art is making a real resurgance in Alaska and Canada. It is gradually becoming more popular in Washington, but a sad example is ME being asked by members of the Nisqually people to teach them NW Coastal art...
As my skill increase, I hope to replicate NW Coast bows. Most of what I have seen are California bows, but I have seen a few bows in a museum in Vancouver, BC. It's easier with this culture to find examples of paddles, bentwood boxes and harpoons.
Keith
