Join Us in Celebrating Indigenous Arts,
Cultures, and Brilliance
...where every handmade item tells a story
Join Jennifer Lee for a memorable workshop where you will learn how to make and take home a beautiful, one-of-a-kind, functional, bark basket. Jennifer Lee is of Northern Narragansett descent, and her baskets reflect her heritage and deep research. Working with the bark to form a basket is a feast for the senses as you explore the bark in so many new ways. Jennifer will guide you through this process with the expertise honed from over 40 years of basket making. She has received awards from the Mohegan Wigwam Festival, Saratoga Native American Festival, and the Kearsarge Indian Museum. This is a unique experience you truly do not want to miss!
A Mokok is a Northeast Woodlands Native American-style container made of bark and stitched with spruce roots. It was originally used to harvest and store food and accoutrements. In this class, you’ll learn to sew with spruce roots that you’ll prepare. If the roots are thick enough, you'll split them. An inner and outer rim is made by splitting a red willow stick that has been bent gradually. Different stitching patterns will be shown. They smell delicious, handle like leather when wet, and dry like wood.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
11am-3pm
Cultural Survival Bazaar
Tiverton 4 Corners Art Center
3852 Main Rd.
Tiverton, RI
During the Cultural Survival Bazaars, Indigenous artists from all over the world come to the Massachusetts/Rhode Island area to vend and share their crafts. Cultural Survival offers a homestay program for artisans who do not reside in the area, know anyone nearby, or cannot afford lodging on their own. Previous homestay hosts have said that opening their doors and volunteering their time has proven to be a beneficial and an enriching experiences.
2067 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 441-5400
www.cs.org
Cultural Survival advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures and political resilience since 1972. We envision a future that respects and honors Indigenous Peoples' inherent rights and dynamic cultures, deeply and richly interwoven in lands, languages, spiritual traditions, and artistic expression, rooted in self-determination and self-governance.
