In 2014 NNABA: 585 Members, 330 youth track participants, from 49 different tribes, eight states and one Canadian providence. Every year Northwest Native American Basketweavers Association (NNABA) and a host tribe have a Gathering. The Annual Gathering moves to a different tribal location each year. Gatherings have been held in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Moving the Gathering allows members of all tribes to participate without incurring prohibitive travel expenses. It also allows us to showcase local weaving specialties and honor the finest local weavers. Source: Northwest Native American Basketweavers Association
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Tjanpi Desert Weavers is a not-for-profit social enterprise of Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council (NPYWC), an Aboriginal governed and directed Corporation. Tjanpi provides one of the few opportunities for self-initiated income on the 26 remote communities in the western and central deserts of Australia, and brings Aboriginal women together on country to collect grass, sculpt and weave, sing and dance and keep culture strong. Source: Support : Tjanpi Desert Weavers
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Many plants have worked their way into our lives, but few have done so with as much flair as the calabash. For over ten thousand years, people have used the calabash (known also as the bottle gourd… Source: Planet Calabash – Phenomena: The Loom
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Although there have been ups and downs, Eddie Morrison says he never gave up on his art. Source: Cherokee finds, maintains passion for sculpting
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Did you know it is illegal in the United States to advertise or sell non-Native artwork as “Native American”? There is not yet a direct equivalent to this law in Canada and Australia! In the USA, here are the steps for confirming what you are selling truly is the work of indigenous artisans. The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-644) is a truth-in-advertising law that prohibits misrepresentation in marketing of Indian arts and crafts products within the United States. It is illegal to offer or display for sale, or sell any art or craft product in a manner that falsely suggests it is Indian produced, an Indian product, or the product of a particular Indian or Indian Tribe or Indian arts and crafts organization, resident within the United States… Read more at: The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 | U.S. Department of the Interior
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All this week, J.K. Rowling has been publishing History of Magic in North America, one part a day for four days. When it’s been at its best, it’s been sloppy; when its not at its best—which is most of the time—it’s uninformed and under-researched. At its worst, it is downright offensive, and here’s why. Source: J.K. Rowling’s History of Magic in North America Was a Travesty From Start to Finish
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A hip-hop artist from the Pabineau First Nation has scored his first East Coast Music Award nomination, and he’s just 19. Source: Pabineau First Nation hip-hop artist gets first ECMA nod – New Brunswick – CBC News
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I love my family. Michaela asked me to do a session of her and Maggie, both my cousins, and I gladly said yes. Michaela herself is a talented photographer (Ambition Photography) and Maggie and she are both stunning, huge personalities, so I knew they would be open to having fun, being creative, and just enjoying the process of being photographed. Enjoy, ladies. You rocked it. Source: Michaela & Maggie – Saskatoon Lifestyle Photography
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