As a traditional artisan for over twelve years, Shawn has been continuously involved in a diverse array of high caliber cultural recovery projects dating back to 2005.  A member of the Spokane Tribe of Indians and descendant of the regional Salish bands, he began some of these cultural recovery projects at Eastern Washington State, North Idaho, and British Columbia; exploring and transforming the way people read Plateau architectural space by celebrating the physical revival of ancestral Plateau architectural heritage.