
Here is the flyer for our Celebrating 25 Years of GBNBA.
Threads of Tradition: Tribal Member Day
Threads of Tradition: Celebrating 25 Years of the Great Basin Native Basketweavers
Private Tribal Member
A day of basketweaving workshops taught by Native weavers exclusively for Tribal community members.
This day is only open to Tribal community members ($90 General | $40 Elders). Registrants must be active members of the Great Basin Native Basketweavers Association. Not a member of GBNBA? Register at the event.
Registration fee covers instructor fees, specialty materials, lunch and buffet dinner. Elders (55+) receive a discounted rate.
Registrants should plan to bring personal supply of basket weaving material: scissors, awl, hand towel, and utility knife or blade. Specialty materials and fiber are provided by the instructor.
Day-of Schedule:
8:30am: Arrival and registration
9am: Workshops begin
9am-5pm: Concurrent Workshops (boxed lunch included in price of registration)
Workshops Include:
- Willow Rattle taught by Norma Darrough | Western Shoshone
- Tule Duck Decoy taught by Joey Allen | Toiticutta
- Willow Boat Basket taught by Melanie Smokey | Western Shoshone
- Miniature Cradle Board (Washoe Style) taught by Jay Martin | Western Shoshone/Washoe
- Willow Bird Trap taught by Gayleen Roy | Northern Paiute/ Western Shoshone
- Small Winnowing Tray taught by Gloria L. Johnnie-Robles | Western Shoshone, Te-Moak Tribe Elko Band and Mexican
- Seed Beater taught by Leah Brady | Western Shoshone, Dosawee Noowah | White Knife
- Willow Pendant with Redbud Design Work taught by Rebecca L. Eagle | Northern Paiute-Washo/ Shoshone-Bannock
- Small Berry Open Twine Burden Basket taught by Janice and Emily Mendez | Paiute
- and many more!
5:30-6:30pm: Buffet Dinner (boxed lunches and buffet dinner included in price of registration)
Don’t forget to join us for the Threads of Tradition: Community Day!
Threads of Tradition: Celebrating 25 Years of the Great Basin Native Basketweavers Association is a gathering organized by GBNBA and presented at the Nevada Museum of Art.
Lead Sponsor: Henry Luce Foundation
Hope you can make it for the class. If you have any questions, text is best and quickest way to get ahold of us.
- Gloria Johnnie-Robles - Norma Darrough
775-232-9644 775-247-5852
[email protected] [email protected]
Our classes are being funded by membership monies so if you did not received a notification email, then your membership has probably lapsed. We have a membership form on the Membership page and we will have applications and membership can be paid when you come to the class. Membership is annual from the date you pay.
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