Revivalist Anna Mitchell and Her Cherokee Pottery Legacy
https://vimeo.com/432142944 Revivalist Anna Mitchell and Her Cherokee Pottery Legacy Anna Mitchell is sometimes called the grandmother of Cherokee pottery. She was the first woman to be named a Cherokee National Treasure for her work reviving the lost art of traditional Cherokee pottery making. More Stories Like This
Cherokee Almanac: The Life and Times of Wauhillau LaHay
https://vimeo.com/443179152 Cherokee Almanac The Life and Times of Wauhillau Lahay Named after the Cherokee word for “Eagle,” Wauhillau LaHay Lohman was a Cherokee journalist whose extraordinary career took her from the bustling newsrooms and broad skies of Oklahoma to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and eventually into the White House where she formed a […]
Vivian Garner Cottrell
https://vimeo.com/432180528 Vivian Garner Cottrell Vivian Garner Cottrell is a Cherokee National Treasure for basketweaving. We accompany her to a canebrake as she gathers the river cane she needs to turn raw nature into beautifully woven traditional baskets. More Stories Like This
Dr. Melissa Lewis
https://vimeo.com/432293319 Dr. Melissa Lewis Doctor Melissa Lewis is a researcher in the field of Native American health care working with indigenous communities to improve health care and wellbeing. Her focus is on cultural practices. MORE TO WATCH
Ruth Muskrat Bronson
https://vimeo.com/432301827 Ruth Muskrat Bronson Ruth Muskrat Bronson was an Indian rights and education activist in the first half of the twentieth century. For decades she worked tirelessly advocating for better opportunities and for social justice for all Native people. MORE TO WATCH
America Meredith, Artist and Magazine Publisher
https://vimeo.com/432214338 America Meredith: Artist, Curator & Magazine Publisher As an artist and curator, America Meredith discovered a gap in critical perspectives of Native American art. So she created a magazine and is now filling that gap bringing more Native perspectives to the greater art world. MORE TO WATCH
Mary Kay Henderson, Cherokee National Youth Choir Director
https://vimeo.com/432289459 Mary Kay Henderson, Cherokee National Youth Choir Director Meet Mary Kay Henderson, director of the Cherokee National Youth Choir. She is leading the next generation Cherokee ambassadors through music and the Cherokee language. MORE TO WATCH
Cherokee Maiden Monica Taylor
https://vimeo.com/432294855 Cherokee Maiden Monica Taylor She’s one third of the Western Swing band, the Cherokee Maidens, and a singer-songwriter who’s been playing music for twenty-five years. Monica Taylor draws influence from her upbringing singing southern gospel in church and from the Red Dirt music of her college years in Stillwater, Oklahoma, but she’s developed a […]
Betty Kirk: Sewing, Teaching, Laughing
https://vimeo.com/432224444 Betty Kirk: Sewing, Teaching, Laughing She’s known for her quilts with unique embroidery and Indian girl figures. But Betty Kirk reaches many people, from grandchildren to coworkers, not only through her craft but also through teaching the Cherokee language. MORE TO WATCH
Winnie Guess Perdue: Dancing Along the Way
https://vimeo.com/432313502 Winnie Guess Perdue: Dancing Along the Way Known as one of the first female hoop dancers on the powwow circuit, Winnie Guess Perdue didn’t realize until years later she was breaking new ground in Native dance sport. Now in her role as a Cherokee elder, she reflects on her experiences and the people who […]
