The Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik’s will hold a The Cultural Importance of Brown Ash webinar on April 3rd from 1 to 2:30 pm EDT
This webinar will discuss the evolving cultural, economic, and economic relationships Wabanaki people have to brown ash.
The program will feature Wabanaki speakers with a variety of experiences in efforts to protect and continue cultural relationships to brown ash, from Maine Indian Basketmaker’s Alliance, to basketmakers, Tribal government members and researchers.
Speakers include Richard Silliboy, Vice Chief of Mi’kmaq Nation and basketmaker, Jennifer Neptune, of Maine Indian Basketmaker’s Alliance (Penobscot), Gabriel Frey, brown ash basketmaker and author of The First Blade of Sweetgrass (Passamaquoddy), and Suzanne Greenlaw, PhD Candidate and author of The First Blade of Sweetgrass (Maliseet).
Register for this webinar at The Cultural Importance of Brown Ash (google.com)