Artful Acknowledgment: Yard Signs Honor Island's First Peoples
An effort aimed at building relationships between the Puyallup Tribe and the Vashon community has now resulted in visible signage, honoring the Fir...
An effort aimed at building relationships between the Puyallup Tribe and the Vashon community has now resulted in visible signage, honoring the First Peoples of Vashon, the sx̌ʷəbabš (Swift Water People), which will soon be distributed free of charge to islanders. The signage — lightweight yard signs — have been produced thanks to the efforts of a local group, working in partnership with the Puyallup Indian Tribe and Puyallup artist Daniel Baptista. Rayna Holtz, a member of the local group, praised Baptista for his work and credited Amber Hayward, head of the Puyallup Language Program, for her work in identifying Baptista as the project's artist and advising the group in other significant ways.