TahNibaa Naataanii
Master weaver, whose inspiration and creativity extend far beyond Toadlena, New Mexico. As a relentless culture bearer, her weaving has immeasurably impacted both traditional and contemporary textile arts.
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Teri Rofkar
Teri Rofkar, known also by her Lingít clan name, Cháas’ koowú tláa was a master in the traditional ways of Raven’s Tail weaving and Spruce Root Basketry. She was also an accomplished educator who passed on these traditional Lingít weaving techniques to future generations so that the skills and art of the Lingít people would not be lost.
Sophie George
Yakima-Colville beadworker whose work has been featured in many museum collections and exhibits and who has worked hard to document her tribal heritage and to keep it a part of her people’s cultural future.
Rosa Elena Egipciaco
Puerto Rican lacemaker
Rose Cree
Ojibwe elder, storyteller and basketmaker who lived on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in north central North Dakota.
Rose Frank
Nez Perce cornhusk weaver
Pat Courtney Gold
In 1991, she studied and helped revive the making of Wasco sally bags, twined root-digging bags, through the Oregon Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. This launched her on a new career path dedicated to the preservation of her cultural heritage.
Pauline Hillaire
Artist, teacher, native-arts conservator, author and storyteller, Pauline Hillaire worked to carry on the heritage of Washington’s Lummi Nation and was one of the most knowledgeable living resources of the Northwest Coast’s arts and culture.
Lilly Martin Spencer
One of the most popular American painters of the mid-19th century.
Gillian Laura Condie Falconer
Passionate about art and design, she was skilled at screen printing, some of her designs taken by Liberty and the National Trust.