COURSE DESCRIPTION
Introduction to a better understanding of the importance of traditional woven baskets and other woven objects within the local Native cultures. Beginner and intermediate instruction in the preparation and making of a spruce root basket.

INSTRUCTOR
Deborah Head, or Aanutein, is a lifelong resident of Craig, Alaska. She is the niece of Klawock Elder Dr. Bill Demmert, Jr., and Native culture has always been at the center of her family’s life. The winner of a 2011 Rasmuson Fellowship Award and a Smithsonian institution Visiting Artist participant, Aanutein is a highly regarded cedar bark weaver with award-winning pieces represented in museum collections as well as in private and cultural ownership. Aanutein works with many Tribal entities such as SHI, CTA, OVK, and the Forest Service in establishing a baseline for the future gathering and utilization of old-growth rainforests. She also works with youth stewardship of our lands to better ensure our future generations of harvesting these natural resources. Non-exploitation of the balance of these things is important not only to herself but to those who follow in our footsteps.