4. Cross the River on the Backs of the Salmon

Medium: 3-Color Woodcut
Edition: Limited Edition of 150
Size: 22’’ x 28’’

The title comes from a phrase Peter Nevins heard from a First Nations storyteller: “Once you could cross the river on the backs of the salmon.” The print shows salmon surging up the Columbia River, seen from the Oregon side, and recalls a time when the river was so full of fish you could almost walk across it. Peter considers the print a collaboration rooted in that First Nations story, and half of his profits from this print go to the Chinook Nation, supporting their campaign for federal recognition and the acknowledgment of their treaty rights.