The women in her family made baskets — Yurok, Karuk and Hupa women who, since time immemorial, went into the woods and hills to gather sticks and bark, lily stems and other materials, then pounded, split, dried, dyed and bleached them and wove them into beautiful, strong tools. Baby carriers, hoppers, cooking and eating bowls, trays and, after whites arrived, more decorative items made to sell.
The women in her family made baskets — Yurok, Karuk and Hupa women who, since time immemorial, went into the woods and hills to gather sticks and bark, lily stems and other materials, then pounded, split, dried, dyed and bleached them and wove them into beautiful, strong tools. Baby carriers, hoppers, cooking and eating bowls, trays and, after whites arrived, more decorative items made to sell.
The women in her family made baskets — Yurok, Karuk and Hupa women who, since time immemorial, went into the woods and hills to gather sticks and bark, lily stems and other materials, then pounded, split, dried, dyed and bleached them and wove them into beautiful, strong tools. Baby carriers, hoppers, cooking and eating bowls, trays and, after whites arrived, more decorative items made to sell.
For millennia, native people have used small burns to protect the land. The US government outlawed the process for a century before recognizing its value
Melitta participated in the Humboldt Art Otter project https://otterart.humboldt.edu/ Her otter is the one in the middle top right. Otters are so playful, and family oriented, they are just so stinkin cute. In Hupa = lthoq'-yiditile (fish it relishes.) Karuk = pay sáruk, (down by river one) Yurok = ne-pe’-weesh-neg, fish eater.
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For millennia, native people have used small burns to protect the land. The US government outlawed the process for a century before recognizing its value
The Pileated woodpecker, used in Regalia for the Yurok, Karuk, Hupa, Tolowa, and Wiyot people, mate for life and have a very significant role in our stories.
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