Akwesasne Cultural Center

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!

Khia Grinnell, a student at St. Lawrence University and a member of the Northwest Coast native basketry organization, will be at the museum on Friday, May 11th at 2:00 pm. She will share a video with us and will show her style of basketry and materials.

Judy ran ‘Ista’s Basket Shop’ for many years, and is an avid quilter and basketmaker. Click on Artist Spotlight for more…

National Public Library Week is April 16th to 20th.  Visit your local library!

The Akwesasne Cultural Center will be closed on Friday, April 6th and Saturday, April 7th. The center is closed on Sundays and holidays. Happy Easter!

Florence Katsitsienhawi Benedict is one of the masters. She is an award-winning basketmaker from Akwesasne. Check out our Artist Spotlight for more on her and our Gift Shop page for baskets made by her…

Henry Arquette, the Cultural Center’s Artist of the Month for Enniska and Ennisko:wa, has been chosen as ‘Man of the Year’ by the producers of the Akwesasne Mohawk phone directory. Henry is featured on the cover of the 2007 edition. Check out our artist spotlight for more on Henry…