We’ve all heard the jokes about students taking courses in “basket-weaving.” It’s not so funny when your kid’s school actually forces him to take one. My son, Kalman, just started 10th grade at ...
You’ll never look at a basket the same way once you’ve woven one,” says Natalie Boyett, owner of the Chicago Weaving School in Irving Park. “When you see how things are put together, it’s like you’ve ...
FARGO - The Fargo Public Library is offering two basket weaving classes Saturday, July 15, at the Dr. James Carlson Library, 2801 32nd Ave. S. Two sessions are planned, one at 10 a.m. for ages 5 to 8 ...
American Indian traditions are alive and well at Mission San Juan Capistrano, thanks to a small group who have maintained the art of basket weaving. Teeter Marie Olivares Romero, Ellen Sue Olivares ...
Seventeen-year-old Jessica Kincannon wasn’t much of a basket weaver before this week. But on Thursday, she’ll be teaching veterans the skill. Margi Genrich’s Tomah High School art class got a crash ...
Carolyn Smith knew she had a lot to learn when she arrived on the banks of the Klamath River 15 years ago. That summer, tribal elders taught her the cultural significance of hand-woven baskets and how ...
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Wahpeniat, or “one who makes good baskets,” was the traditional Yakama name given to 12-year-old Bessie Bill at a Yakama Nation sacred longhouse ceremony. Born to Johnny Jr. and Lucinda Bill, Bill was ...