The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

For almost a century, the Coast Salish knitters of southern Vancouver Island have produced Cowichan sweaters from handspun wool. These distinctive sweaters are known and loved around the world, but the Indigenous women who make them remain largely invisible.

Country:

Canada

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

52 minutes

Year:

2000

Director:

Christine Welsh

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Company:

ONF | NFB

Cast:
Crew:
Christine Welsh

Director

Christine Welsh

Writer

Christine Welsh

Producer

Gillian Darling Kovanic

Producer

Ian Herring

Executive Producer