Weavers share traditional knowledge, stories behind textiles

6/12/2018

Meghann O’Brien talks about her pieces during a break from the weavers’ presentation Wednesday at the Walter Soboleff Building. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)

Artisans from Southeast Alaska and British Columbia displayed blankets, aprons and other items Wednesday at a weaving presentation.

Weavers and weaving historians were among the about 50 people who attended the event in the Shuka Hit clan house in the Walter Soboleff Building. ...www.ktoo.org/2018/06/07/weavers-share-traditional-knowledge-stories-behind-textiles/

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Tripp J Crouse (Ojibwe, descendent of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) has worked in print journalism and broadcasting for 15-plus years, and currently represents Alaska and serves as 2019 chair of the Station Advisory Committee for Native Public Media, a national organization that offers support services to Tribal and Native public radio stations. Tripp is also a member of the Native American Journalists Association and Alaska Press Club. Prior to working at 90.3 KNBA in Anchorage, Tripp worked at KTOO in Juneau and the Quad-City Times in Davenport, Iowa.

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