In January, 2009, the Montana Arts Council inducted Buckskin Clothier Elaine Snyder into Montana’s Circle of American Masters, leading to her being featured in stories in Kalispell's Daily InterLake and the Flathead Beacon.

Above, left, Elaine receives her award from Montana’s Lt. Governor, John Bohlinger. Right, the circle of new masters in the Capitol Rotunda during the induction ceremony.