GOLD HILL — Today, class, we have a lesson in making baskets. We will not be making just any old basket, but fine ash wood baskets using traditional methods of preparing the wooden “splints.” Many ...

GREEN RIVER — The Sweetwater County Historical Museum hosted a Native American basket weaving class in Green River on Saturday, with Public Engagement Coordinator Aidan Brady providing hands-on ...

Native American Artist John Pigeon will teach the traditional art of black ash basket weaving at a March 13 workshop.Pigeon, of Pokagan Band Pottawatomi and Nottawaseppi Huron Pottawatomi descent, ...

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 ...

Catherine Sanchez Phoenix of the Western Shoshone Indian tribe never learned to weave traditional Native American willow baskets. It was something she had always wanted to do, she said. On Saturday, ...

As Tyanne Peebles carefully weaves together strips from a black ash tree to make a basket, she knows it has to be made with love. “As you weave, you put yourself into the basket,” she said. “It has to ...

SWEETWATER COUNTY -- The Sweetwater County Historical Museum is hosting a special Native American basket weaving class on Wednesday, June 21, starting at 10 a.m. The class will last about two hours.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – Dressed in traditional Native American garb, Teeter Romero twists the reeds in her hand and starts to weave the materials together in the mission courtyard. She doesn’t need to ...