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Nuu-chah-nulth

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©2005	©2005
©2005	©2005

John Goodwin, a member of the Makah Tribe, was born in 1948 to John and Norma Goodwin. He has lived and worked on the Makah Reservation, located in the upper northwest corner of the United States, most of his life. A year after graduating from Neah Bay High School, John spent 18 months overseas fulfilling his military tour in Vietnam. Honorably discharged from the Army, he returned home and became involved with the cultural life of his people. By utilizing his artistic abilities he realized he could contribute to his culture. He began by painting dancing robes and creating and painting bentwood cedar boxes. He then continued his artistic expression through limited edition prints and started signing his work with his adult Native name, nytom. Wanting to learn more about the different mediums in West Coast native art, he apprenticed under Loren White, a master carver, who made John his first set of engravers. He continued engraving for two years, and then started an apprenticeship with Art Thompson. Currently John resides in Sequim, Washington. Because of his involvement in his culture, John will continue to create his own style of design for many years to come.

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