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Newsletter #43
Summer/Fall 2004
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California Indian Basketweavers Association
PO Box 2397, Nevada City, CA 95959
2004 CIBA Gathering
Brings Basketweavers Together
in Record Numbers
Inside
2005 CIBA Gathering
Heads South
page 3
Julia Parker Exhibit—
The Past in Present Tense
page 4
2004 Basketweavers Showcase
page 5
2004 CIBA Gathering
Photos & Comments
pages 6–8
Events & Opportunities
page 9
PHOTO BY JENNIFER KALT
NAGPRA Workshop—
A Report
page 10
Draft Land Management Plan
for Southern California
page 11
Ollie Foseide (Yurok), left, and Deborah McConnell (Yurok/
Quinault/Hoopa Tribe) share some quality time together at the
Yurok Tribal Conference Center in Klamath, California.
See pages 5 — 8 for Gathering Coverage
CIBA Products
pages 12 & 13
From the Board Chairperson
Jennifer Bates
nother Gathering has come and gone. We celebrated this 14th Gathering possible. The Ford Foundation was
our 14th Annual Gathering up north in Klamath,
especially instrumental in making this 14th Gathering a
California. We were hosted by the Yurok tribe, the weather reality. Thanks also to the National Endowment for the
was beautiful, the people were plentiful and everyone
Arts, Grousebeck Family Foundation, Fund for Folk Culseemed to have a good time.
ture (Irvine Foundation & Hewlett Foundation) and
Whenever we have a Gathering you can be sure Pechanga. We are so grateful for your support.
that many people put a lot of time and energy into it.
We’ll be moving down to the southern part of the
There are so many people to thank and we never ever get state next year and will be celebrating our 15th California
to mention them all. I’m going to try and mention some Indian Basketweavers Gathering. We aren’t sure who will
of those who were very instrumental in making
be hosting us yet, but believe me it is going to be a
things happen this year. Tina Johnston,
grand event so make plans now to join us
our Basketweavers Support Codown south next year!
ordinator, was the main orCIBA is moving right
ganizer for this year ’s
along. We are still in the proGathering. Tina worked
cess of filling the Office
many long hours,
Manager/Executive Dicalling people, arrector position and
ranging hotel achave been pleased
commodations,
with the applications
making travel
we’ve received. As
arrangements,
I write this mesdoing all the
sage, we are also
things that we
asking voting
don’t hear
members to
about at the
make sure and
gathering.
send in their
P o p p y
votes for our
George, our
new board
Vice Chair,
members. It is
helped to coorvery important
dinate from the
that everyone rehosting area.
turn their ballot at
This was her seceach year's elecond year and she
tion, as we need to
made sure we had
have enough votes to
cooks and made other
make the election valid.
local arrangements.
Again, many thanks to
Kathy Wallace made sure
all those who helped in any
things were being done, always
way to make the 14th Gathering
helping wherever she could. Ron
the success that it was. By being one
Johnson and Jan Timbrook were responbig team working together to achieve the
sible for making the Basketweavers Showcase look
same goal, we had some awesome results.
as beautiful as ever. Fern Bates, board member, made
Enjoy the Fall season, collect those acorns, stay
sure that we all had enough food throughout the week- warm by the fire while you weave your baskets. Thank
end and she had a great back-up crew. All of the board you one and all.
members were there to help, too, and a lot of help they
gave. I haven’t mentioned everyone by name, but you all Respectfully,
know who you are and what you did for CIBA and we Jennifer D. Bates
Chairperson, CIBA Board of Directors
thank you immensely.
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I would also like to thank the funders who so
very generously provided support to CIBA and made
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15th Annual CIBA Gathering Heads South in 2005
he 2005 California Indian Basketweavers Associa- • Is there adequate parking for the public day?
tion Gathering will be held in Southern California.
This year we prepared meals for over 300 people
So far, a location has not been determined. If you have a
place in mind that you would like CIBA to consider, here and there were about 75 baskets entered in the Showcase.
are some of the things we look for when selecting a site forOur annual Gathering has definitely grown over the
years and is highly attended by the public.
the event:
If you have suggestions for a site or an invitation
• Is the location within reasonable distance of an airport?
to host the event, please contact the CIBA office in Grass
• Can we book lodging nearby for Elders?
Valley by calling (530) 272-5500 or email [email protected].
• Is there a campground?
Photographs of potential locations will be taken and
• Is the area somewhat shaded?
presented to the CIBA Board at a board meeting in order
• Is there access to a kitchen?
to select a site. See you in sunny southern California!
• Is there an area that we can set up the Basketweavers
Showcase?
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California Indian Basketweavers Association
Main Office
Mail: PO Box 2397 ▲ Nevada City, CA 95959
Delivery: 760 S. Auburn St. Suite C-2
Grass Valley, CA 95945
phone: (530) 272-5500 fax: (530) 272-5562 e-mail: [email protected]
CIBA Website: www.ciba.org
Board of Directors
Jennifer Bates (Northern Mewuk)—Chairperson ▲ Florine Fern Bates (Yurok)
Diania L. Caudell (Luiseño)
Wendy Ferris-George (Hupa/Yurok/Karuk/Chemeriko)—Vice Chairperson
Christi Gabaldon (Mishewal Wappo) ▲ Don Hankins (Miwok/Osage)—Secretary
L. Frank Manriquez (Tongva/Ajachemem)
Lucy Parker (Yosemite Miwok/Mono Lake Paiute/Kashaya Pomo)
Dixie Rogers (Karuk)—Treasurer
Kathy Wallace (Yurok/Karuk/Hoopa Tribe)
CIBA Staff
Basketweaver Support Director: Tina Johnston (Norelmuk Wintu) <[email protected]>
Office Assistant & Webmaster: John Button <[email protected]>
Resource Policy Analyst: Vivian Parker <[email protected]>
Northwestern California Field Director: Deborah McConnell (Yurok/Quinault/Hoopa Tribe)
<[email protected]>
Resource Protection Associate: Jennifer Kalt <[email protected]>
Newsletter Editor: Linda Yamane (Rumsien Ohlone) <[email protected]>
Deadline for submissions for Winter Newsletter is November 1.
Contact the CIBA office or the Newsletter Editor if you have a
suggestion for our newsletter. We would be glad to hear from you!
Roots & Shoots is published quarterly: March, June, September & December
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The Past in Present Tense:
Four Decades of Baskets by Julia Parker
August 31—October 31, 2004
he Past in Present Tense: Four Decades of Baskets by
Julia Parker highlights the masterful work and cultural legacy of Native American basketweaver Julia
Parker, of the Kashaya Pomo and Coast Miwok tribes.
Combining various tribal traditions, Parker creates baskets using a unique hybrid of weaving techniques. This
rich exhibition of baskets, photographs, artifacts and
video opens at Bedford Gallery in
Walnut Creek, California, on August 31 at noon and will remain on
view through October 31, 2004.
Bedford Gallery Curator
Carrie Lederer states: “Each
piece—from one-inch miniature
baskets to a fishing trap several
feet long—is an elegant composition of form, light, density, surface, and pattern.The Past in Present
Tense includes over 100 baskets by
Julia Parker who states that, for
her, “baskets are life. ” Parker’s
baskets fall into two categories —
twining and coiling. Twining is
often the basketry technique used
in the production of utilitarian baskets. Simpler in design and generally deemed as less valuable by
collectors, Parker has made it her
lifelong mission to revitalize this
kind of basketry. This exhibition
focuses on the aesthetic and cultural significance of these, as well
as finer coiled baskets.
Julia Parker began studying basketry with her
husband’s grandmother, premier Yosemite Miwok
basketmaker Lucy Telles. Later she studied with teachers from her own tribe, including renowned Pomo weavers Elsie Allen and Mabel McKay. Parker is known for
developing her own “intertribal” style, synthesizing
various traditions while incorporating her own contemporary methods and ideas.
Most of the materials used by Parker were collected in the Sierras—plants including willow, redbud,
chokecherry, cattail, sedge root, and bracken fern root
along with shells, beads, and feathers. All materials were
gathered in the wild, requiring an in-depth knowledge
of their physical properties, natural habitat, and seasonal
growth patterns. Parker’s philosophy of basket making
is based on her intimate and interactive relationship with
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the plants. She states, “The plants are the masters; I am
just the tool.”
Julia Parker’s work is included in the permanent
collections of the National Museum of Natural History
in Washington D.C. and at the Yosemite Museum in
California. Her work is also in many private collections,
including that of Queen Elizabeth II in Great Britain and
at the Norwegian Ski Association
Headquarters in Oslo, Norway.
Parker’s legacy is more
than the sum of the baskets. She
has worked as an Indian Cultural
Specialist at the Yosemite Museum
since 1960, where she demonstrates
many aspects of Indian culture, including basketry, twine making,
indigenous games and songs, and
traditional cooking. She has
touched many lives with her cultural knowledge and philosophy
about the living legacy of the “old
ways.”
Deborah Valoma, guest curator and Adjunct Professor at the
California College of the Arts in
Oakland, believes, “Parker’s baskets are resourceful, poetic interpretations of past traditions
brought into the present. Parker
has amassed a body of work over
four decades that is not only an
individual triumph, but also a significant cultural legacy.”
Special Events
Basketry Workshop with Master Basketweaver Julia Parker
Saturday, October 9, 1:00-5:00 p.m. $35 includes materials. Space is limited. Reservations required.
Call 925/295-1423.
Exhibition Tour with Julia Parker and Guest Curator
Deborah Valoma
Saturday, October 9, 5:00 p.m. $3.00 per person.
Bedford Gallery is located in the Dean Lesher Regional
Center for the Arts at 1601 Civic Drive (at Locust Street),
Walnut Creek, four blocks south of the Walnut Creek
BART station. Hours: Tues. – Sun., noon to 5:00 p.m.
Closed Mondays. Call (925) 295-1417 for more info.
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The 2004 Basketweavers Showcase—
Awesome!
The Basketweavers Showcase is a forum for California Indian Basketweavers to display their work & is intended to be not
only a source of inspiration but also an incentive to continue creating baskets in a world that often leaves little time for such
pursuits. Thank you to all the basketweavers who contributed to this truly beautiful exhibit and also to Showcase curators
Jan Timbrook and Ron Johnson for their dedication in organizing & presenting these baskets so artfully.
David Gensaw, Sr.
Yurok
Donna Gitchell
Pomo
Donna Gitchell's beautiful baby basket was part of
the 2004 Basketweaver's Showcase.
Photo by Dugan Aguilar
David Gensaw, Sr. with his eel basket
displayed in this year's Showcase.
Photo by Dugan Aguilar
The Showcase was enjoyed by many & a tribute to the
ongoing and very-much-alive basketry traditions of
California's Indian people.
Photo by Jennifer Kalt
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2004 CIBA Gathering Coverage
t’s fun to watch and log in all of the baskets that are coming
t’s my third Gathering. There are more vendors—that was
into the showcase because there’s so many types of baskets.
good. There were more teachers to help you with the basketry.
They’re from all over California and I learn something new
I got in the Mono basket learning circle and I almost finished
when I go in there about different parts of California and the
the Mono baby basket; I just have to put the top on it. I make the
weaving.
Mendocino Lake County baskets. This is a new thing for me. I
The one thing that really stands out is that one girl
want to learn all the different baby baskets if they’re willing to
from here, she made this little miniature eel basket and she put teach me.
on her tag that she caught a big spider in her eel basket. I thought
It seems like there were more people here. The food’s
that was kind of cute.
always great. Having the children wait on the people, I thought
One of the things that I really like about this gathering, that was very spiritual. Our community, our people now have
too, is being able to visit with all of the basketweavers from this given a lot to the children. The children are taking and they
area and then meeting new basketweavers from other areas. It’s should be giving to the elders. I thought that was a really good
not very often that all of the basketweavers get together and it’s thing that they did having the children wait on the elders.
really neat.
—Deborah McConnell (Yurok/Quinalt/
—April Jackson (Pomo, Upper Lake)
Hoopa Tribe), CIBA Northwestern California Field Director
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he basket in the showcase I was making for my friend
Corky because I met her here at a Gathering. She made me
a porcelain Indian doll and so I promised her a basket in return.
I’m a beginner so my baskets aren’t perfect and I had a real nice
big start but I wasn’t happy with it so I started again. And then
this time it was working out real well but then I didn’t have any
time to weave so I worked on it as much as I could. When I got
up here on Thursday to Crescent City, I was up weaving on it
in my room and then I finished it off here at a quarter to one and
ran it over to the Showcase, still almost dripping wet. It was fun.
And I was happy with it. And my teacher said I did a good job.
—Linda Navarro (Shasta/Cahuilla)
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Lucy Parker (Miwok/Paiute/Pomo/Coast Miwok)
preparing weaving materials.
really liked all the people coming together and everyone’s
interest in the same thing. There’s common ground. Everyone is happy. —Jeanette Ward (Shasta/Karuk/Wintu)
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he greatest impact of this basketry gathering was to see all
the children. The children who took classes at past gatherings are teaching. —Delores Churchill (Haida), Alaska
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PHOTOS BY JENNIFER KALT
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Associate Member, Renee Shakrokh,
was this year's Volunteer Coordinator.
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liked to do the baskets and I plan on making more and
t’s really kind of hard, when you want to express yourself,
without tears coming in to your eyes. It’s just so wonderful to teaching my children (when I get some). —Rachel Malone
(Wukchumne/Tachi/Yowlumne), age 10
see all these ladies—young ladies and senior ladies and children. We all come from the north, east, south, and west and
when we come to these meetings together, we become a big
family.
The culture is going to still be there, no matter what.
Our weavers left baskets, stories—a legacy of stories for us not
to forget—and when you see kids and young people, everyone
coming together and trying to help, it’s going to keep going.
People think that it’s going to end. You know, “Oh, the
basketweaving’s dying.” No, it isn’t. It’s there, because the
plants are there. —Julia Parker (Kashaya Pomo/Coast Miwok)
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Lots of youth participation this year!
t was tight! I was working all the time. I met a lot of new
people. I got to work with my little brother. —Rishondra
Nicole Bates (Yurok), age 12
I
was at the front of the line when the Spirit Run came in. I
served food at the Gathering! —Richard Jay Bates (Yurok),
age 11
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Being together, weaving together, talking together, learning
together—that's what it's all about.
Eva Salazar (Kumeyaay) demonstrates her basketry.
always consider it a great honor to come up here and work
with CIBA. I just truly want to thank all the weavers and the
people for allowing me to get so close to them that I get to take
some decent photos. I thank you. —Dugan Aguilar (Maidu/Pit
River/Paiute)
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Sticks!
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Busy hands in the Learner's Circle!
he gathering was good. We taught whoever came and
they all were happy. We wanted them to do a miniature
basket so that they could finish it and take it home. People were
wearing their baskets. Everyone was happy.
—Jeannette
Eberhardt (Yurok), Teacher
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Tina Johnston, CIBA Gathering organizer.
THANKS, Tina, for all your hard work!
CIBA's 2004 Fundraiser Drawing
Thank you for your contribution!
We extend our thanks to the following people for their
contribution to the 2004 Fundraiser Drawing at this
year’s annual gathering of California Indian
Basketweavers in Klamath, California. A couple of prizes
were donated anonymously and so we are unable to
thank these donors by name.
Marilyn Hostler • George Blake • Joe Ortiz • Ennis Peck
• Thelma McNeal • Anne Brendon • Rosa Dominguez
• Josephine Peters • Victoria Gonzales • Patricia
Hunsucker • Teeter Romero • Mary Montes • Candace
Penney • Bruce Crespin for Sacred Lands Project
•
Jennie Dick • Dixie Rogers • Marla Hunsucker • Morning Star • Sonnie Mae Rubio • LaVerne Glaze • Tracy
Williams • Norma Behill • Sandy Clark • Julia Parker •
Kathleen Cook • Shirley Forga • Mudgie McCovey •
Pam Richards • Great Basin Basketweavers honoring
the late Robert Baker Jr • Rita Hoel • Lorena Gorbet •
Monique Sonoque • Junior Root • Ruby Pomona •
Deborah McConnell• Ron Johnson• Jeanette Eberhardt
• Dugan Aguilar
California Indian Basketweavers Association
Congratulations to the lucky prize winners!
Pam Zimmerman • Joan Benedetti • Sandra Anguiano •
Krystal Putapuff • Ralph Morris • Julatra • Stacey
Squire • Janice Totten • Toni Richards • Kathryn Wild •
Catie Slane • Hazel Taylor • Mooretown Rancharia •
Karen Moreland • Alan Neiderman • Polly Quick •
Kerry Richardson • Jan Rose • Xaviere Alden • Charlotte LaRoy • Russell Hartman • Bob Beckwith Allewah
Chancellor • Rob Edwards • Virginia Hammerness •
Gloria Jurado • Michelle Mwiuoyi • Chauca English •
Sydney Clemens • Lisa Elgin • Jim Price • William
Boomer • Diane Ammon • Laura Mattos • Cecille Martin • Louisa Navejas • Erin Rentz • Carol Kliss • Patty
Bayse • Alberta Manuel • San Manuel Band of Mission
Indians.
Many thanks to everyone who purchased tickets for this
year’s drawing. Your support is greatly appreciated. If
you would like your name on the mailing list for future
tickets or if you don’t wish to receive them contact our
office at (530) 272 5500 or email <[email protected]>. Special
thanks to Karen Moreland who sent a thank you card.
She was very excited to win a basket by Shirley RhoanForga!
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Events
Ongoing
Chaw'se—Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park
14881 Pine Grove-Volcano Rd., Pine Grove.
Basketweaving demonstrations on second Saturday of
the month. 209/296-7488.
▲ Ongoing
Mendocino County Museum
400 E. Commercial St., Willits. Wed. –Sun., 10 am –4:30
pm. Exhibits on Pomo baskets & basketweavers. Free
admission. 707/459-2739, <[email protected]>.
▲ Through November
The Legacy from Our Mothers: Indian Basketry of San Diego
County Barona Cultural Center & Museum, 1095 Barona
Rd., Lakeside. Tues.–Sun. noon–5. More than 40 baskets
from local reservations. Free. (619) 443-7003 x2.
▲ Through January 2005
The Language of Native American Baskets: From the Weavers'
View National Museum of the American Indian, George
Gustav Heye Center, 1 Bowling Green, New York City.
Exhibit focusing on how weavers see their art. Open
daily 10–5. Free. (212) 514-3700.
▲ September 25 & 26
Big Time Chaw'se Indian Grinding Rock State Historic
Park, 14881 Pine Grove-Volcano Rd., Pine Grove. (209)
296-7488.
▲ October 2
Maidu Indian Day Effie Yeaw Nature Center, 2850 San
Lorenzo Way, Carmichael. 10–4. Dancing, fire making,
basketry & more. Park entrance $4 per car; event admission $3 per person, children under 3 free. (916) 489-4918.
▲ October 2 & 3
First Annual Native American Basketweavers' Market
Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum, 130 West Lake
▲
Blvd, Tahoe City, CA. Event in Layton Park. Oct. 2:
Noon–5; Oct. 3: 9 –1. Display & sale of contemporary
Native American baskets by invited weavers from California & Nevada. Demonstrations. Free admission. (530)
583-1762, email <[email protected]> or
check website <www.northtahoemuseums.org>.
▲ October 3
33rd Anniversary Show & Reception
Pacific Western Traders, 305 Wool St., Folsom. 1–4 pm.
Antique evaluations, craft demonstrations, exhibits &
more. (916) 985-3851 or <www.pacwesttraders.com>.
▲ October 3
11th Annual Gathering of Ohlone Peoples
Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Rd., Fremont. 10–4:30. Music, stories, games, native foods, basketry, cultural presentations & more. (510) 795-9385.
▲ October 8-10
20th Annual California Indian Conference
Four Directioins Institute, Hesperia Lake campus (7500
Arrowhead Lake Rd) and the Ranchero campus (17607
Ranchero Rd.), Hesperia. Papers, panels, discussions,
arts & more. Contact Dr. LaMay at (909) 941-2162 or
<[email protected]>.
Class
Making a Pomo Tule Basket
Lucy Parker & Ursula Parker Jones
October 16 & 17. 10 –4. $115. Kule Loklo, Pt. Reyes
National Seashore. Pre-registration required. Contact
MAPOM at (415) 479-3281 or <[email protected]>.
Opportunities
which can be used for basketry, food, fiber, shelter and
ACTA's Traditional Arts Development Program awards watercraft. Native American cultural practitioners have
access to this resource for teaching, cultural interpretacontracts up to $1,500 to support consultancies,
tion and outreach.
mentorships & travel opportunities that foster a new
A Project Coordinator is being sought who will
level of growth for individual folk & traditional artsists
be
responsible
for program development, planning, coand organizations engaged in this field in California.
ordination
and
daily operation of the Tending and GathApplication deadline: October 1, 2004. For more informaering
Garden,
grant
writing and other duties.
tion call (559) 237-9812 or <[email protected]>.
This is a full-time salaried and grant funded at
Tending & Gathering Garden Project Coordinator will position. $2,930/monthly salary, health insurance,
The Cache Creek Conservancy, a non-profit corporation, vacation and sick leave. Application deadline is Septemand members of the Native American community deber 17, 2004, but if deadline has already passed by the
signed a Tending & Gathering Garden to demonstrate
time you receive this newsletter and you are interested,
traditional land and plant management practices of Cali- please contact Jan Lowrey, Executive Director, for comfornia native peoples. These two acres along Cache Creek plete job description and qualifications at (530) 661-1070,
in Woodland have been restored with native plants
<[email protected]> or <www.cachecreek.org>.
ACTA (Alliance for California Traditional Arts)
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NAGPRA in Context: Report on a
Workshop for Native American
Tribes & Museums
Melissa Nelson & Edward Luby
an Native American Tribes and Euro-American
Hinton and The Cultural Conservancy (TCC), a 20-year
Museums truly work together to improve underold Native American nonprofit organization that I direct.
standing of each other and increase effective collaboraTCC was delighted to co-sponsor this event because of
tion? On July 14 –15, 2004, the
our goals to protect and revitalMuseum Studies and American
ize indigenous cultural practices
Indian Studies departments at
and increase cross-cultural colSan Francisco State University orlaboration for ensuring that naganized a two-day workshop
tive people have more decision“NAGPRA In Context: A Workmaking power over their own
shop for Tribes and Museums” at
histories, resources, collections,
the Barona Valley Ranch Resort
and public representations. As
& Casino in Lakeside, California.
an integral part of the workshop,
The purpose of the workshop was
the Barona Cultural Center and
to better understand the Native
the San Diego Museum of Man
American Graves Protection and
led educational tours through
Educational Session on Museum Collections: from left
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), a
their exhibits and collections. The
to right, Melissa Nelson, Julia Parker, Kathy Wallace,
federal law passed in 1990 to betworkshop was funded by the NaPaulette Hennum & Victoria Bradshaw.
ter protect Native American
tional Park Service NAGPRA
graves and repatriate to federally-recognized tribes hu- Program with support by TCC.
man remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects
It was truly historic to see so many people at the
of cultural patrimony that are held in federally-funded
workshop from many different fields, areas, and walks of
museums and institutions such as universities and parks. life. Museum directors sat next to American Indian StudThe idea for this workshop emerged out of con- ies students, archaeologists next to tribal council memversations between two people, myself, Melissa Nelson bers, Museum Studies students with Indian artists and
(Turtle Mountain Chippewa), and Museum Studies pro- culture bearers. Other participants of the workshop infessor and long-time museum professional Edward Luby. cluded local tribal members, museum specialists, anthroPersonally and professionally, we were invested in see- pologists, historians, ecologists, Native scholars and acing this workshop create a safe space to improve dialogue tivists, weavers and artists, national and state park reprebetween Tribes and Museums regarding the important
sentatives, students, and nonprofit community memand often controversial issue of repatriation. We felt that bers. Geographically, participants came from Southern,
it was important to bring a diverse group of people
Central, and Northern California, as well as Washington,
together to educate each other about our unique perspec- D.C. We were very excited to have CIBA board members,
tives regarding NAGPRA and it ’s broader concerns of
Kathy Wallace and L. Frank Manriquez, and famed weaver
human rights, religious rights, cultural property rights,
Julia Parker join us as key presenters for the workshop.
and historical justice. The workshop was a golden oppor- Kathy and Julia spoke eloquently about the significance
tunity for reciprocal education —Tribes teaching Muse- of being a basketweaver and the risk one takes in terms of
ums and Museums teaching Tribes about their unique
potential exposure to pesticides both at plant gathering
status, histories, goals, and ways of operating.
sites and in museum collections that have had baskets
This workshop was hosted by the Kumeyaay
sprayed for preservation purposes. L. Frank told interestpeople of San Diego County and the Barona Band of
ing and often humorous stories of visiting museums in
Mission Indians in particular who welcomed us to their the U.S. and Europe and how important it is for tribal
ancestral lands with traditional bird songs sung by Paul scholars to see, touch, and feel the cultural objects of their
Cuero, Jr., Chairman of the Campo Band of Mission
ancestors. Their experiences working with museums (both
Indians, and Steve Benagas, Barona Tribal Council mem- good and bad) to study old basket designs and materials
ber and member of the Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation and to create new exhibits added invaluable information
Committee. The workshop was co-sponsored by the
and cultural relevance to our discussions.
Barona Cultural Center and Museum directed by Cheryl
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Draft Land Management Plan
for Southern California
Vivian Parker
Los Padres National Forest, the 9,993-acre Milpitas Speast month, the U.S. Forest Service issued its longcial Interest Area is one such proposed cultural special
awaited draft Environmental Impact Statement
interest area. On the Cleveland National Forest, 738 acres
(DEIS) for revisions to land management plans for the
four Southern California national forests: the Los Padres of pristine deergrass meadows will be designated as the
National Forest, the Cleveland National Forest, the An- Chiquito Springs Special Interest Area.
However, one proposed cultural site, a 3,000geles National Forest, and the San Bernardino National
year-old food gathering site on the San Bernardino NaForest. Land management plan revisions take place on
tional Forest, Cajon Pass, was rejected for protection in the
national forest lands every ten to fifteen years. These
forests all contain basketweaving plants and many other alternative chosen by the agency. Also, it is disappointing
to find that no special Cultural Management Areas have
resources of importance to Native people in Southern
been designated under the new plan. Cultural ManageCalifornia. The Forest Service has the difficult task of
weighing the public’s desire for recreational uses of the ment Areas would be managed by and for the benefit of
forest, the need to protect and preserve habitat for plants California Indian basketweavers for posterity, and perand animals, and the need to restore the natural role of manently protected from impacts such as cattle grazing or
fire to the fire-adapted plant communities of the region, development. It is not evident that the concerns of Native
all while trying to prevent forest fires that destroy people
’s people were addressed in the DEIS.
The agency will be accepting comments from the
homes.
We are pleased that the agency has proposed to public on the proposed plan until August 11, a date which
designate 27 additional“Special Interest Areas” through- will have passed while this newsletter was in production.
out the 4 forests. These special interest areas, or SIAs, will You can view the plans at the Forest Service website, and
receive a higher level of protection due to their outstand- you can also send your comments directly to them via email on the website: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/scfpr/.
ing scenic value, special or unique plant and animal
communities, or because of important cultural sites. Once Also, you can contact CIBA ’s Resource Policy Analyst,
Vivian Parker, at (530) 622-8718 anytime to discuss this or
designated, destructive activities, such as off-highway
vehicle traffic, will not be permitted in these areas. On the any other resource issues.
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NAGPRA Workshop (continued)
experience and the response from participants has been
Through two days of educational sessions, we
very positive. But our workshop was only the beginning
explored delicate and controversial issues regarding
ownership, control, and representation of cultural prop- of gaining deeper understanding of these complex and
sensitive issues. Much more work needs to be done to
erty and tribal identity. With native and non-native,
’s
academic and grassroots speakers and panelists, we tried better implement NAGPRA and ensure that today
basketweavers, artists, oral historians, culture bearers,
to provide diverse yet balanced perspectives on: the
Historical, Cultural, and Museum Contexts of NAGPRA; spiritual leaders and other tribal scholars and members
Tribes as Nations – helping Museums understand tribal can have access to their cultural property and have sacred
objects returned home.
nations and government-to-government relations;
NAGPRA National Update from NPS NAGPRA Program; Museum Governance; Tribal Museums and Cul- Melissa K. Nelson, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of
American Indian Studies at San Francisco State Univertural Centers; Tribal Consultation and Visits to Museums; Museum Collections Management; Collection Con- sity <www.sfsu.edu/~ais> and executive director of The
ditions & Pesticides; Exhibits & Curation; Protecting and Cultural Conservancy <www.nativeland.org>. She can
be reached at <[email protected]>. Edward M. Luby,
Repatriating Legacy Recordings; and Photos archives.
After two days of intensive dialogue, the answer Ph.D. is assistant professor of Museum Studies at SFSU
<www.sfsu.edu/~museumst/>. He can be reached at
to the question at the beginning of this brief report is a
definitive “yes!” Tribes and museums can teach each <[email protected]>.
other in a respectful way and learn how to develop more
productive relationships. We learned a lot from this rich
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Indian Basketweavers Association
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CIBA Vision Statement
The purpose of the California Indian Basketweavers Association is to preserve, promote & perpetuate
California Indian basketweaving traditions. CIBA accomplishes this in the following ways:
By promoting & providing opportunities for California Indian basketweavers to pursue the study of traditional
basketry techniques & forms & showcase their work
▲ By establishing rapport & working with public agencies & other groups in order to provide a healthy physical,
social, cultural, spiritual & economic environment for the practice of California Indian basketry
▲ By increasing California Indian access to traditional cultural resources on public & tribal lands &
traditional gathering sites, and encouraging the reintroduction of such resources & designation of gathering areas
on such lands
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& environmental groups of the artistry, practices & concerns of Native American basketweavers
▲ By promoting solidarity & broadening communication among Native American basketweavers and with other
indigenous traditional artists
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traditional Native resources
▲ By monitoring & discouraging pesticide use in traditional & potential gathering areas for the safety of weavers,
gatherers & others in tribal communities
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New & Renewing CIBA Members
New & Renewing Members 5/1/04—8/10/04
Associate
Carolita Allen, Karuk
Lori Allessio*
Mike & Diane Ammon*
Vivian Aruiso, Navajo
Cindy Beeshligaii,
Winnebago (Ho Chunk)
Bonna Benedetti-Flynn
Patty Bowers
Mark Brown
Barbara Burke
Margaret Buss
John & Mary Caris
Carolyn & Sharon Cole
Jerold Collings
Christine CorreiaMedeiros*
Dean Dalton
Patricia Dixon, Pauma
Luiseño*
Dolan Eargle
Thomas English
Kenneth & Nancy Evans
Spence Everson
Hyla Fetler
Nancy Fischer
Sharon Franklet
Nancy Frost*
Carmen Galindo, Yaqui
Janice Gardner-Loster
John & Linda Ging
Michael Glassow*
Mary Glen*
Jeanne Gloe, Iroquois
Kean Goh & Karen
Carberry-Goh
Lupe Green*
Russell Hartman*
Ellen Haun
Susan Hector
Jo Farb Hernandez
De Anne Hooper*
Carolyn Horsman,
Morongo*
Jacqueline Hoyt
Lois Hudson
Judy Humbert
Sarah Humbert, Pequat
Judy Johnson
Brian Kelly*
Ann Kilby
Bob & Onalee Kuziara*
Mary Kwart*
Dick Lerner
Judith Lowm, Lavner
Seeds
Jan Lowrey
Julie Lytle, Yurok/Hupa*
Joanne Mack
Laura Mattos
Anna McCarthy, Caribe
Susan McConnachie,
Karuk/Shawnee/Nez Perce
Michael McIntyre
Sylvia McKenzie*
Hank Meals
Beverly Mobley, Tsa-La-Gi*
Sue Monteleone
Kari Norgaard
Salmon Norgaard-Stroich
Bev Ortiz
Lorelei Osowicz*
Doug Perske
Jeanine Pfeiffer
Don & Sally Phelps*
Bryn Potter*
Natica Prentice
Polly Quick*
Mary Raigosa, Nomlaki
Denise Randolph
Lynn Reinecke
Pamela Richard
Donna Rickard, Mechoopda*
Linda Ring
David and Barbara Risling,
Karuk/Yurok/Hoopa Tribe*
Lyn Risling, Karuk/Yurok/
Hupa*
Gail Ritter
Diana Salberg*
Todd Salberg
Kathleen Sartorius*
Alexander Schwed
Hilary Scothorn
Lisa Serafini
Sandy Shapero*
Travis Smith
Scott Taylor*
Fred Tortora*
Rachael Van Laanen
Gloria Villanueva
Georgie Waugh
Barbara Weber*
Barbara White
Claudia Whitnah
Scott Williams
Brenda Williams
Anne Wilson*
Marilyn Wolf
Kathryn Wood
Lisa Woodward
Terry Young*
Leslie Zondervan-Droz
Bridgeport Indian Colony,
Paiute*
Roundhouse Council,
Maidu*
Soboba Band of Luiseño
Indians*
Agua Caliente Cultural
Museum, Cahuilla*
BLM, Hollister Office
Elders
P. Annette Anderson,
Mono*
Charlotte Bacoch, Big Pine
Paiute*
Lavina Bowers, Yurok*
Connie Brown, Shasta*
California Indian Basketweavers Association
Anna Campbell, Tolowa/
Confederated Tribes of Coos,
Lower Umpqua& Sinslaw*
Esther Colegrove*
Adrienne Drake*
Dolores Duncan, Wintun/
Maidu/Pomo
Lola Edwards, Cahto/
Chumash*
Louise Griffin, Mi-wok*
Arlene Harris, Karuk*
Harriet Harrison, Paiute*
Lawanda Laffoon,
Chemehuevi*
Kathryn Lincoln, Yuki/
Littlelake*
Lois Litzin, Nomelacki*
Lila McCord, Chemehuevi*
Floyd McKay, Dry Creek
Pomo*
Barbara Mora, Paiute/Dine*
Lorraine Nez, Chemehuevi*
Karen Nik, Yurok*
Raymond Patton, Nor-RelMuk Wintu*
Minnie Tafoya, Juaneño*
Thelma Telleria, Berry
Creek Rancheria*
Charles Gitchell Jr., Pomo
Victoria Gonzalez, Pomo
Lorena Gorbet, Maidu
Don Hankins, Plains
Mewuk/Osage/Miwko
Wanda Hansen, Yurok
Kyle Hart, Bishop Paiute
Carlina Horn, Karuk
Marla Hunsucker, Hupa/
Yurok
Athena (Tina) Johnston,
Wintu Norelmuk
Ursula Jones, Miwok/Paiute/
Pomo
Noami Jones, Miwok/
Paiute/Coast Miwok/
Kashaya Pomo
Joycelyn Kaniatobe,
Papago/Pima/Choctaw
Arlene Kentta, Yurok
Linda Lakey, Pit River/
Wintu*
Michelle LeBeau, Pit River/
Maidu/Cahuilla*
Neva Lenk, Karuk
Wanda Lincoln, Concow/
Wylaki/Pomo
Jill Macedo, Yurok
Helen Maldonado, Kashaya
Voting
Pomo
Dugan Aguilar, Paiute/Pit
Violet Mallory, Owens
River
Valley Paiute
Shelly Ammon, Hoopa*
Deborah McConnell, Hoopa
Carol Bachmann, Mutsun
Lucy McKay, Dry Creek
Ohlone
Pomo/Miwok
Rosalita Bacoch, Big Pine
Clint McKay, Dry Creek
Paiutes of Owens Valley
Pomo/Wappo/Wintu
Dalila Barajas, Tyme Maidu* Janet Morehead, Karuk*
Jennifer Bates, Northern
Joseph Moreno Sr.,
Mewuk
Pechanga Band of Luiseño
Angela (Tangie) Bogner,
Indians*
Cahuilla
Deborah Morillo, Salinan/
Lauina Brooks, Yurok
Chumash
Vernett Calhoun, Southern Cathy Morris, Karok/Yurok*
Sierra Miwuk/Piute
Linda Navarro, Cahuilla/
Susan Campbell, Maidu/Pit Shasta
River
Kathleen Nieto, Tule River
Mary Carpelan, Shasta/
Indian Reservation
Cahuilla
Lucy Parker, Miwok/Paiute/
Diania Caudell, Luiseño
Pomo/Coast Miwok
(San Luis Rey/Pala), Paaila Linda Patereau, Robinson
Basketweavers
Rancheria
Sandra Chapman, So. Sierra Candace Penney, Tolowa/
Miwuk
Wailaki/Pomo
Mary Claw, Chemehuevi
Kristy Pittman, Yurok/
Judy Cleveland, Big Valley
Karuk/Chetco Trinidad
Pomo (Lake Co.)
Rancheria*
Marie Cohoe, Western
Anita Pollard, Konkow*
Mono
Rosie Ramirez, Chumash/
Danielle Coney, Tolowa
Yaqui
Donna Ferris, Dry Creek
Wilverna & Frank Reece,
Joetta Fleak, North Fork
Karuk
Mono
Diane Renken, Karuk
Jeri Forga, Miwok
Jeanine Resendez, Karok*
David Gensau Sr., Yurok
Crystal Richardson, Karuk
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Nancy Richardson Steele,
Karuk
Mary Risling
Teeter Romero,
Achachmem Nation
Loretta Root, Karuk/
Wintun
Michelle Saulque, Utu
Utu Gwaitu Piaute
Paulette Shelby, Pit River/
Maidu
Bessie Shorty, Yurok
Lorene Sisquoc, Mt.
Cahuilla/Ft. Sill Apache
Douglas Smith, Pomo*
Cheryl Smoker, Yurok
Diana Steidl, Mooretown
Gail Tarbell, Yurok
Virginia Townsend,
Karuk/Yurok
Yvonne Trottier, Mesa
Grande
Frank & Cheryl Tuttle,
Yuki/Wailakki/Maidu/
Yurok
B. Arlene Ward,
Mechoopda
Jeanette Ward, Shasta/
Wintu/Karuk
Tracy Williams,
Chuckchansi/Mono
Melody Williams, Pomo—
Sherwood Valley Band
Janet Wortman ,Yurok
Linda Yamane, Rumsien
Ohlone
Fran Yorba, Juaneño/
Ajachemem/Diegueño
Karen Young-Lenk, Karuk
* denotes Supporting Member
Newsletter #42 Summer/Fall 2004
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New Luiseño Basket
Postage Stamp!
David Gensaw, Sr. (Yurok) working on eel basket.
Photo by Dugan Aguilar
In new "Art of the American Indian" series.
Made of split sumac and natural & black-dyed juncus
on a grass foundation; probably dates to the 1890s.
Riverside Municipal Museum.