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Corps of Discovery Friendships Tapestry Pillow©
This beautiful night scene authentically portrays Clark and Twisted Hair. Twisted Hair, a Nez Perce, is describing the navigatable water system to the Columbia River. Time and again the Corps of Discovery depended upon the kindness and information they received from the Native Americans. Without their assistance, the expedition would have failed.
Expertly written and carefully researched, Corps of Discovery Friendships©
will expand your understanding of the Corps’s utter dependence upon Indian
generosity and kindness. Through dozens of quotes from the journals of Lewis
and Clark you will discover, visualize and reflect upon these intercultural
exchanges. Peace Pipe -Forging the Bonds of Friendship Imagine the smell of the peace pipe as its smoke drifts in the pure mountain air. Quotes from Lewis and Clark will help you envision Lewis, Clark and tribal chiefs seated on ceremonial robes conversing and negotiating through tedious translations. To permeate the linguistic barrier Lewis and Clark’s messages would often have to be interpreted through four languages or through complex signing. Curious? You’ll find Corps of Discovery Friendships© fascinating reading!
Footprints - Animals Discovered by Lewis & Clark Woven into the pillow’s design are footprints of some of the animals Lewis and Clark discovered, documented and introduced to the scientific world. Many more discoveries await the curious in Corps of Discovery Friendships©.
Twisted Hair - Nez Perce Friendships Shivering, ravenous, suffering from dysentery and carefully placing every step, the demoralized Corps of Discovery marched slowly westward over the Bitterroot Mountains. Finding the Nez Perce hopefully meant food, warmth, shelter and a chance to recuperate. Read Corps of Discovery Friendships© and discover Clark’s joy, when indeed, at Weippe Prairie he met three Nez Perce boys.
Elk skin map -Finding the Way ‘West’ Unquestionably, Lewis and Clark’s successful trek along the Snake and Columbia Rivers hinged on the geographical and navigational information the Nez Perce could supply. Through hours of sign language, Twisted Hair shared navigational information, probable locations for Native American encampments, and instruction in dugout canoe construction. Curious? Read more in Corps of Discovery Friendships©.
