IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 107 
Designating Northwest Coast Art as a rare and valuable national treasure. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2024 
Mrs. PELTOLA submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Designating Northwest Coast Art as a rare and valuable 
national treasure. 
Whereas Northwest Coast Art has achieved preeminence 
throughout the world as an Indigenous American art 
form, and— 
(1) makes evident to the world an outstanding artis-
tic art form of Indigenous expression; 
(2) is a unifying force, bridging cultural, religious, 
ethnic, and age differences in our diverse society; 
(3) is a true art form of the Northwest Coast Indig-
enous peoples that scientific evidence reveals evolved over 
a 4,000-year period, dating back to at least 10,000 years 
ago, and is enjoyed and appreciated by the diverse peo-
ples that constitute the Nation; 
(4) has evolved into a multifaceted and complex art 
form based on defined formline designs and protocols 
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governing the spatial interrelationships between the 
formline design component that is not replicated among 
any other society and that continues to give birth to and 
to nurture new stylistic formline designs; 
(5) continues to be highly sought after by museums, 
art collectors, and the general public and is exhibited in 
all major national and international museums; 
(6) remains significant to the Northwest Coast In-
digenous societies for its cultural and spiritual values; 
(7) has had a historic, pervasive, and continuing in-
fluence on other genres of art in the United States; and 
(8) has provided a creative paradigm broadly influ-
ential on other contemporary and visual art forms; 
Whereas it is important for the youth of the United States 
to recognize and understand Northwest Coast Art as a 
significant part of their cultural and intellectual heritage; 
Whereas there exists no effective national infrastructure to 
support and preserve Northwest Coast Art; 
Whereas documentation and archival support required by 
such a great art form has yet to be systematically applied 
to Northwest Coast Art; 
Whereas it is in the best interest of the national welfare and 
all of our citizens to preserve and celebrate the unique 
art forms of the United States; 
Whereas the continuing development of new technologies and 
revenues of communications offers formidable possibilities 
as well as challenges to artists and audiences; 
Whereas there is an increasing emphasis on public-private 
partnerships at the cutting edge of support for cultural 
institutions and the arts; and 
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Whereas the last decade has seen the passing of significant 
master artists who made definitive contributions to its 
survival and the further development and evolution of 
traditional Northwest Coast Art: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That— 
(1) it is the sense of Congress that Northwest 
Coast Art is a rare and valuable national treasure 
to which we should devote support and any nec-
essary resources to make certain that it is preserved, 
understood, and able to be passed down; and 
(2) Congress recognizes that Northwest Coast 
Art remains a major cultural force in many Indige-
nous communities and contributes to the rich herit-
age and cultural diversity of this Nation and should 
be protected under the laws of the United States. 
Æ 
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