Culture, History, and Practices of Indigenous Basket Making

Join the CESS First Nations’ Collective in the Jost Foundation Room for this talk and demonstration in recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

Leah Gray, a certified Cherokee artist, will teach on the history and culture of basket making among indigenous people.

Leah Gray is originally from Oklahoma and currently lives in Maine. She is a member of the Tsa La Gi ᏣᎳᎩ(Cherokee) Nation and a certified Cherokee artist. Leah is a wife, mother, foster mother, and ASL interpreter. Her medium of choice is traditional Cherokee style basket weaving.

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