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The button blanket design was used to show the symbol or crest of the family and clan it belonged to.

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Button blankets were used during potlatches. The blankets were used as regalia. Regalia means that it is clothing worn at formal occasions.

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Button blankets were made of wool that was obtained through trading. The blankets also used shells and pearl buttons to make family crests.

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Most blankets were made in the colors red white and black. These colors had important meaning.

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The button blanket was made by many tribes. One of the tribes that created these blankets was the Haida tribe. The tribe was located on the Northwest Coast.

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Cedar Hat Weaving & Bark Pulling Cowichan Coast Salish

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Native American Dancers on American Prairie Reserve

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Haida community curators Nika Collison, Lucille Bell, and Jolene Edenshaw discuss the significance of a button blanket with a crest representing Killer Whale.

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Cedar Hat Weaving & Bark Pulling Cowichan Coast Salish

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This is an introduction to the Button Blanket. It can be used if you are going to give a lesson on Haida button Blankets and fits well with the BC Grade 4 curriculum. It also is a good resource for high school First Nations Studies.