For about one thousand years before the eighteen eighties, old growth cedar along local streams and the Snohomish River supplied the Snohomish people with essential materials for canoes, longhouses, rope, fish weirs, robes, sandals, baskets, hats, and other daily needs, while broad-leaf maples and alders were carved into utensils, household items, and fine art. After the signing of the eighteen fifty-five Point Elliott Treaty in the Mukilteo area, carved logs used as house posts helped keep carving alive, and these traditions and knowledge continued to be passed to Snohomish and Snoqualmie artisans. William Shelton, taught by his father Charles and his uncle, became a nationally recognized carver whose distinctive white-painted story poles and canoe carving helped sustain Tulalip carving traditions, and his work was later cared for by Frank Madison, Senior, who also taught Richard Madison, Steve Madison, and James Madison. Bernie Gobin taught his son Joe Gobin to carve with traditional tools, and Joe passed that knowledge to Jeremy Gobin while continuing the shaping of old growth logs with adzes and knives. Since two thousand, and especially after the Tulalip Tribes established a tribal carving facility in two thousand five, Joe Gobin and James Madison have worked together by combining distinct styles into collaborative artworks for Mukilteo while also continuing family lines of artistic training. James Madison built on lessons from Frank Madison, Senior, added formal study at the U.W. School of Fine Arts and work in materials such as glass, bronze, and metal, and now passes carving, culture, and education to his sons. Joe Gobin, trained by Bernie Gobin, has also created canoes, poles, paddles, and other works rooted in traditional stories, marine life, and the connection between salmon, orca whales, nature, and people, and his sons and grandsons continue the carving tradition with him.