For Immediate Release Contact: Laurie Mattson Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe 360-297-6274 [email protected]

PORT GAMBLE S’KLALLAM TRIBE HOSTS “EVENING OF NORTHWEST COASTAL ART AND DANCE” Proceeds to benefit new tribal arts center

Port Gamble S’Klallam Reservation (October 9, 2007)—On Saturday, October 20 at 6 p.m., the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe will host an “Evening of Northwest Coastal Art and Dance.” This is the fifth event of its kind hosted by the Tribe. All proceeds will be set aside for a new Arts Center, which is in the early planning stages and will be built on the Port Gamble Reservation.

Many regional artists have contributed works of art to be auctioned off during the event. Available pieces include:

• A hand-carved paddle with a butterfly art design crafted by Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal artist Floyd Jones. • Four limited edition prints from artist John Goodwin. • A handmade shawl meticulously sewn by award-winning Cree artist, Chholing Taha. • A contemporary woven tunic made in the Coastal Salish tradition, designed by Port Gamble S’Klallam tribal weaver Darlene Peters and tribal elders. • “Don’t Jump Too Soon”—an original gouache painting of a salmon after a lure by noted artist Thomas Stream, who hails from the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak.

Event attendees will be treated to a dinner with dishes that include salmon, seafood, venison, and elk. The S’Klallam Singers and S’Klallam Youth Dancers will perform.

Tickets to the “Evening of Northwest Coastal Art and Dance” are $50 per person and are available by calling 360-297-2646. Half of the ticket price is tax deductible.

Previous “Evening of Northwest Coastal Art and Dance” events have raised over $70,000. All funds went toward the construction of the newly completed House of Knowledge project.

The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, originally known as the Nux Sklai Yem or Strong People, are descendants of the Salish people who have been well-established in the basin and surrounding areas since 1400 A.D. In the late 1930s, the Port Gamble S’Klallam Reservation, located on the northern tip of the in State, was established. Many of the Tribe’s members, who total over one thousand, still live here today.

For more information about the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, please visit www.pgst.nsn.us.