Duane Pasco is married to Betty Pasco who is the sister of Deloris Mills, our "host" to the reservation. He is an incredible wood carver and travels all over the Northwest restoring Native pieces of art and building pieces of art for other people. He has an incredible talent and does a phenomenal job. Duane has been carving since the 60's. He is not Native American so this causes a bit of a frustration with the local Suquamish people but also other Native Americans. There is a feeling among Indians that only Native people should work in the craft and art of their ancestry. Regardless of the fact that his wife is Suquamish, there is still a air of unacceptance.
I encourage you to check out the gallery of pictures that are posted under his name. The artwork is unreal and beautiful. He was commissioned to sculpt major pieces of art that were incorporated into the architecture of the National Museum of the American Indian.
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