Cultural Stewardship Conversation Guide

by | Dec 13, 2022

Culture creates and strengthens communities. Understanding the complexity and power of culture gives communities agency. The concept of Cultural Stewardship teaches us to understand our personal cultural identity as well as that of our families, schools,...
Heritage Fellow Michael Doucet Virtual Residency

Heritage Fellow Michael Doucet Virtual Residency

by | Aug 18, 2021

When I wanted to find heroes, I went into my neighborhood. They may not wear Superman costumes, but they are real heroes. –Michael Doucet Found dancing and singing “You Ain’t Nothing But a Hound Dog” in the middle of the highway when he was a toddler, Michael...
Heritage Fellow Rosa Elena Egipciaco Virtual Residency

Heritage Fellow Rosa Elena Egipciaco Virtual Residency

by | Aug 18, 2021

National Heritage Fellow, 2003 Master Lacemaker “For me mundillo (lacemaking) is an art because, like the painter who has in his imagination what he wants to create on the canvas, so it is for us: we create, invent, and design what we want to make in lace.” –Rose...
Heritage Fellow Mary Louise Defender Wilson Virtual Residency

Heritage Fellow Mary Louise Defender Wilson Virtual Residency

by | Aug 18, 2021

NEA National Heritage Fellow, 1999 Master Storyteller and Tradition Keeper You know, I always used to marvel at my Dakotah grandfather and how he knew so much. I think that the reason he understood so many things in such complex ways was because the stories he heard...