Gerald Taiá:iake Alfred will be in the library on Wednesday, September 26th at 7 pm to discuss his latest book, Wasá:se. Taiá:iake is a Kahnawake Mohawk and is presently residing in British Columbia with his family. He is a professor at the University of Victoria.
Lenora and Richard are mother and son. They are both terrific basketmakers and their talents don’t end there. Lenora also sews and quilts, and Richard is a hard-working environmentalist. Click on our Artist Spotlight page for more about them…
‘Carriers of Culture - Akwesasne Mohawk Basketry Traditions’ is available in our Gift Shop for $20. retail, plus shipping and handling. Produced by the Akwesasne Cultural Center and Moccasin Path Productions, the DVD showcases the beauty of our basketry while it emphasizes the strength of the traditions that encompass this indigenous art form.
Our artist this month continues with our series of basketmakers. Florence David is a wonderful person to visit with. As an author’s note, I’d like to mention that she is dear to my heart since she helped to care for my grandma for a long while & that is how I first got to know her. A caring woman, she also takes great care in making her baskets!
Bargain Books for those who love to browse! Meet our staff and volunteer board members.
Our artist of the month is quiet and unassuming, as well as being a strong and smart woman with lots of talent, as you’ll see when you click on Artist Spotlight, at left…
“Bridging the Distance: An Auto-portrayal of
the Oneida Community in Southwold”
is a traveling exhibit of photographs
taken by Oneida youth from Southwold
to portray their community:
its people and places.
It will be on display at
the Akwesasne Cultural Center on July 12th.
Theresa Secord, executive director of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance (MIBA), visited the Akwesasne Museum on June 4th. For the past 15 years, MIBA has helped to strengthen the Micmac, Maliseet, Pasmaquoddy and Penobscot basketry traditions in Maine. Theresa’s work helps to bring together master basketmakers and apprentices, increase marketing opportunities, and promote networking with Native basketmakers from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Click on Artist Spotlight for a short bio on Delia that tells just a tiny bit about this great lady!
