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CultureThe only known woolly dog pelt returns to Canada in a ‘powerful moment’ for Indigenous communities

The only known woolly dog pelt has returned to Canada. For thousands of years, Salish and Makah peoples bred the beloved dogs for their silky white fur, which they used in weaving, before colonialism drove the animals to extinction in the late 1800s.

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CCBC News★★☆☆☆2026-09-11 15:24Original

The only known woolly dog pelt returns to Canada in a ‘powerful moment’ for Indigenous communities
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