Rare hide from extinct woolly dog bred by B.C. First Nations is on display

One day2 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 2 days - a further 1 report reprinted copy already published elsewhere

The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings

8 Sept, 10:30Rare hide from extinct woolly dog bred by B.C. First Nations is on display1 outlet
8 Sept, 23:07Woolly dog pelt on loan to B.C. museum from the Smithsonian2 outlets

All 3 reports on Tue, 8 September 2026

What it is about

George Gibbs Atheana Picha Debra Sparrow University Of British Columbia Smithsonian Smithsonian Institution House Of Respect Caretaking Committee Museum Of Anthropology Washington, Washington, United States Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Smithsonian Institution, District Of Columbia, United States British Jordan Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada Canada David Schaepe Resource Management Centre Indigenous Art At Museum Of Anthropology Smithsonian National Museum Of Natural History

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyfirst to report

theglobeandmail.com

westerlynews.ca

ominecaexpress.com

8 Sept, 10:30over 13 hours8 Sept, 23:07

How it spread - 2 original reports, 1 reprint

Tue, 8 September 2026
2 reports
- theglobeandmail.com10:30first to report
  Rare hide from extinct woolly dog bred by B.C. First Nations is on display
  While woolly dogs – like Mutton, whose pelt is on loan from the Smithsonian – largely disappeared, knowledge of their importance was kept alive in oral history, and traditional weaving
- westerlynews.ca23:07
  Woolly dog pelt on loan to B.C. museum from the Smithsonian
  Woolly dogs were bred by Salish, Makah peoples for the soft, woolly hair
  1 reprint
  - ominecaexpress.com8 Sept, 23:07their copy