Burlington Tooshkenig | Sweetgrass & Cinnamon

By Executive Assistant | November 6, 2023

Burlington Tooshkenig Artist Gallery Workshop Contact Burlington Tooshkenig Bkejwanong I learned how to make sweetgrass baskets from my grandmother. I learned the skill as a child, and it has been a great part of my artistry ever since. Sweetgrass basketry in my home community was almost lost as a result of the skills not being…

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Debbie Cook-Jacobs

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | June 21, 2021
Debbie Cook-Jacobs, baskets, basket maker, black ash, sweetgrass, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Debbie Cook-Jacobs Artist Gallery Contact Debbie Cook-Jacobs Mohawks of Akwesasne My name is Debbie Cook-Jacobs, I am a Mohawk basket maker from Akwesasne, bear clan. I make utility and fancy baskets from black ash splint and sweetgrass. I also enjoy collecting old baskets for inspiration and duplicating the old style weaves. Mary Tebo was my…

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Linda Peterson

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | August 8, 2020
Linda Peterson, basket maker, basketry, beadwork, beader, craft maker, crafts, quilling, quillwork, birch bark, jewelry, jewelry maker, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Linda Peterson Artist Gallery Contact Linda Peterson Michipicoten First Nation My name is Linda Peterson, I live in Wawa. My upbringing taught me to work with birch bark, sweetgrass and later on I taught myself beadwork, and other Indigenous crafts.Today I am retired, partner, mother, grandmother and great grandmother enjoying my life and creating pretty…

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Theresa Cook & David Dearhouse | CD Baskets

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | June 21, 2020
Theresa Cook, David Dearhouse, CD Baskets, basket making, workshops, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Theresa Cook & David Dearhouse Artist Gallery Workshop Contact Theresa Cook & David Dearhouse St. Regis Mohawk Reservation Wathahiiostha (Theresa) Cook is of the Deer Clan. From a young age, Theresa began helping her mother and grandmother make baskets and toys from black ash splints. Her partner, Atewenna;ron (David) Dearhouse is of the Turtle Clan. They are…

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Renée Dillard

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | June 20, 2020
Renée Dillard, basket maker, workshops, facilitator, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Renée Dillard Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Renée Dillard Anishinaabe Renée is a Anishinaabe natural fiber artist and teacher, raised in Anishinaabe communities of Michigan. She has performed countless presentations in universities, museums and community organizations as well as teaches an immeasurable number of workshops & classes to elders and families in Anishinaabe communities. In 2010,…

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Robin Lazore

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | December 29, 2018
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Robin Lazore Artist Gallery Contact Robin Lazore Mohawk, Akwesasne First Nation Robin Lazore has been a basket maker for 30 years and teaches classes to children about the importance of the culture. By teaching children, she hopes to keep the tradition going. Robin’s classes are for everybody to enjoy the basket making and use materials…

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Ann Mitchell | Dream Weaver Basketry

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | August 20, 2015
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Ann Mitchell Artist Gallery Contact Ann Mitchell Mohawk, Quebec My name is Ann Mitchell, I am a Haudenosaunee (Mohawk) woman who makes traditional Mohawk baskets with a contemporary spin. I was born in November, 1989 in Akwesasne which is located where the New York, Ontario and Québec borders meet. I lived in Akwesasne my whole life…

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Carrie Hill | Chill Baskets

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | August 11, 2015
Carrie Hill, basket maker, basketry, jewelry, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Carrie Hill Artist Gallery Workshop Contact Carrie Hill Haudenosaunee My name is Carrie Hill, I am a Haudenosaunee woman from Akwesasne Mohawk Territory and owner of Chill Baskets. In 2014, I left my position at the Mohawk School in Hogansburg, New York to pursue basket making full-time. The tradition of weaving Black Ash Splints and…

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