Last night, the NEA announced that Pat Courtney Gold got a major honor.... And the circle shall come round. Pat Courtney Gold, a Scappoose weaver who learned how to make the traditional baskets of her ...
LAKE COUNTY, Mont. - A national tribal advocacy group has identified nearly a dozen states where new voter identification laws could negatively affect Native American communities. The proposed law ...
From cradles to water jugs, willow baskets are essential for many Great Basin Natives. “From the time we are born, we are in a basket — a willow basket,” said Leah Brady, a member of the Shoshone ...
A DuLarge Native American won a national award for rediscovering and sharing cultural techniques. Janie Verret Luster rediscovered the lost art of Palmetto Half Hitch Coil Basket making unique to the ...
A couple recognized the Washoe weaver Louisa Keyser’s prodigious talent and spun myths to promote it. But her fortitude shines in work that today can be seen in museums and at the Independent 20th ...
Shortly before spring break, a collection of hand-woven Native American baskets on display in the Fresno State Library disappeared quietly. Inside the four empty display cases, placards were left ...