Challenging Traditions: Contemporary First Nations Art of the Northwest Coast Uninvited and newly appointed member of

and newly appointed member of the Order of Canada

By John O'Brian

and their work faded from memory

Set of 6 cork coasters

Helwig and Douglas use excerpts from MacDonald’s diaries

Challenging Traditions: Contemporary First Nations Art of the Northwest Coast Uninvited and newly appointed member ofChallenging Traditions: Contemporary First Nations Art of the Northwest Coast Author: Ian M. Thom hardcover 186 pages Douglas & McIntyre, 2009 ISBN: 978 1 55365 414 8 In a stunning resurgence over the past few decades, contemporary First Nations artists of the Northwest Coast have established themselves as among the most dynamic and important artists working in North America. Challenging Traditions honours this success by presenting the work of 40 of