Silkscreen Print

22 1/2" x 21"

1989

Edition of 150

“Amongst the Nuu-chah-nulth there were families that were the hunters of whales. These families are still proud of this fact. They are remembered by our own people and it is my desire to release this print in commemoration of this event.

The Nuu-chah-nulth do not hunt the whales anymore, but the events leading up to this ritual are remembered and revered. Almost all the equipment necessary is now honored in numerous museums around the world. The canoe and manufacture of the canoe are still amongst our people, many of the older canoes for whaling are in different institutions as well.

Other than the Inuit, the Nuu-chah-nulth were the only people south of Alaska that did pursue this mammal for food and oil.”

-    Art Thompson