The history of Coast Salish “woolly dogs” revealed by ancient genomics and Indigenous Knowledge

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The history of Coast Salish “woolly dogs” revealed by ancient genomics and Indigenous Knowledge. / Lin, Audrey T.; Hammond-Kaarremaa, Liz; Liu, Hsiao-Lei; Stantis, Chris; McKechnie, Iain; Pavel, Michael; Pavel, Susan sa'hLa mitSa; Wyss, Senaqwila Senákw; Sparrow, Debra qwasen; Carr, Karen; Aninta, Sabhrina Gita; Perri, Angela; Hartt, Jonathan; Bergström, Anders; Carmagnini, Alberto; Charlton, Sophy; Dalén, Love; Feuerborn, Tatiana R.; France, Christine A. M.; Gopalakrishnan, Shyam; Grimes, Vaughan; Harris, Alex; Kavich, Gwénaëlle; Sacks, Benjamin N.; Sinding, Mikkel Holger S.; Skoglund, Pontus; Stanton, David W. G.; Ostrander, Elaine A.; Larson, Greger; Armstrong, Chelsey G.; Frantz, Laurent A. F.; Hawkins, Melissa T. R.; Kistler, Logan.

In: Science, Vol. 382, No. 6676, 2023, p. 1303-1309.

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Harvard

Lin, AT, Hammond-Kaarremaa, L, Liu, H-L, Stantis, C, McKechnie, I, Pavel, M, Pavel, SSM, Wyss, SS, Sparrow, DQ, Carr, K, Aninta, SG, Perri, A, Hartt, J, Bergström, A, Carmagnini, A, Charlton, S, Dalén, L, Feuerborn, TR, France, CAM, Gopalakrishnan, S, Grimes, V, Harris, A, Kavich, G, Sacks, BN, Sinding, MHS, Skoglund, P, Stanton, DWG, Ostrander, EA, Larson, G, Armstrong, CG, Frantz, LAF, Hawkins, MTR & Kistler, L 2023, 'The history of Coast Salish “woolly dogs” revealed by ancient genomics and Indigenous Knowledge', Science, vol. 382, no. 6676, pp. 1303-1309. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi6549

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Lin, A. T., Hammond-Kaarremaa, L., Liu, H-L., Stantis, C., McKechnie, I., Pavel, M., Pavel, S. S. M., Wyss, S. S., Sparrow, D. Q., Carr, K., Aninta, S. G., Perri, A., Hartt, J., Bergström, A., Carmagnini, A., Charlton, S., Dalén, L., Feuerborn, T. R., France, C. A. M., ... Kistler, L. (2023). The history of Coast Salish “woolly dogs” revealed by ancient genomics and Indigenous Knowledge. Science, 382(6676), 1303-1309. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi6549

Vancouver

Lin AT, Hammond-Kaarremaa L, Liu H-L, Stantis C, McKechnie I, Pavel M et al. The history of Coast Salish “woolly dogs” revealed by ancient genomics and Indigenous Knowledge. Science. 2023;382(6676):1303-1309. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi6549

Author

Lin, Audrey T. ; Hammond-Kaarremaa, Liz ; Liu, Hsiao-Lei ; Stantis, Chris ; McKechnie, Iain ; Pavel, Michael ; Pavel, Susan sa'hLa mitSa ; Wyss, Senaqwila Senákw ; Sparrow, Debra qwasen ; Carr, Karen ; Aninta, Sabhrina Gita ; Perri, Angela ; Hartt, Jonathan ; Bergström, Anders ; Carmagnini, Alberto ; Charlton, Sophy ; Dalén, Love ; Feuerborn, Tatiana R. ; France, Christine A. M. ; Gopalakrishnan, Shyam ; Grimes, Vaughan ; Harris, Alex ; Kavich, Gwénaëlle ; Sacks, Benjamin N. ; Sinding, Mikkel Holger S. ; Skoglund, Pontus ; Stanton, David W. G. ; Ostrander, Elaine A. ; Larson, Greger ; Armstrong, Chelsey G. ; Frantz, Laurent A. F. ; Hawkins, Melissa T. R. ; Kistler, Logan. / The history of Coast Salish “woolly dogs” revealed by ancient genomics and Indigenous Knowledge. In: Science. 2023 ; Vol. 382, No. 6676. pp. 1303-1309.

Bibtex

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title = "The history of Coast Salish “woolly dogs” revealed by ancient genomics and Indigenous Knowledge",

abstract = "Ancestral Coast Salish societies in the Pacific Northwest kept long-haired “woolly dogs” that were bred and cared for over millennia. However, the dog wool–weaving tradition declined during the 19th century, and the population was lost. In this study, we analyzed genomic and isotopic data from a preserved woolly dog pelt from “Mutton,” collected in 1859. Mutton is the only known example of an Indigenous North American dog with dominant precolonial ancestry postdating the onset of settler colonialism. We identified candidate genetic variants potentially linked with their distinct woolly phenotype. We integrated these data with interviews from Coast Salish Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and weavers about shared traditional knowledge and memories surrounding woolly dogs, their importance within Coast Salish societies, and how colonial policies led directly to their disappearance.",

author = "Lin, {Audrey T.} and Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa and Hsiao-Lei Liu and Chris Stantis and Iain McKechnie and Michael Pavel and Pavel, {Susan sa'hLa mitSa} and Wyss, {Senaqwila Sen{\'a}kw} and Sparrow, {Debra qwasen} and Karen Carr and Aninta, {Sabhrina Gita} and Angela Perri and Jonathan Hartt and Anders Bergstr{\"o}m and Alberto Carmagnini and Sophy Charlton and Love Dal{\'e}n and Feuerborn, {Tatiana R.} and France, {Christine A. M.} and Shyam Gopalakrishnan and Vaughan Grimes and Alex Harris and Gw{\'e}na{\"e}lle Kavich and Sacks, {Benjamin N.} and Sinding, {Mikkel Holger S.} and Pontus Skoglund and Stanton, {David W. G.} and Ostrander, {Elaine A.} and Greger Larson and Armstrong, {Chelsey G.} and Frantz, {Laurent A. F.} and Hawkins, {Melissa T. R.} and Logan Kistler",

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AU - Liu, Hsiao-Lei

AU - Stantis, Chris

AU - McKechnie, Iain

AU - Pavel, Michael

AU - Pavel, Susan sa'hLa mitSa

AU - Wyss, Senaqwila Senákw

AU - Sparrow, Debra qwasen

AU - Carr, Karen

AU - Aninta, Sabhrina Gita

AU - Perri, Angela

AU - Hartt, Jonathan

AU - Bergström, Anders

AU - Carmagnini, Alberto

AU - Charlton, Sophy

AU - Dalén, Love

AU - Feuerborn, Tatiana R.

AU - France, Christine A. M.

AU - Gopalakrishnan, Shyam

AU - Grimes, Vaughan

AU - Harris, Alex

AU - Kavich, Gwénaëlle

AU - Sacks, Benjamin N.

AU - Sinding, Mikkel Holger S.

AU - Skoglund, Pontus

AU - Stanton, David W. G.

AU - Ostrander, Elaine A.

AU - Larson, Greger

AU - Armstrong, Chelsey G.

AU - Frantz, Laurent A. F.

AU - Hawkins, Melissa T. R.

AU - Kistler, Logan

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