The woolly dog wasn't a dog as we know it, says Debra qwasen Sparrow, a master weaver of the Musqueam First Nation. And DNA has proved that.
The Coast Salish peoples often combined the dogs' woolly undercoat with mountain goat hair and plant fiber to form a thick yarn that weavers then used to craft patterned blankets. They used the blankets in ceremonies and to stay warm, making the sqwema:y a central part of society.
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