Thelma Whiskers was raised by her grandparents and parents in the Ute way of life. From them, she learned two Native languages, Ute and Navajo, and the traditions of her people. Thelma knows the Ute handgame and Bear Dance, weaves baskets out of willows, makes cradleboard for her grandchildren, and…
Name Estilo Tribal Nation Ute Mountain Ute Thelma Whiskers was raised by her grandparents and parents in the Ute way of life. From them, she learned two Native languages, Ute and Navajo, and the traditions of her people. Thelma knows the Ute handgame and Bear Dance, weaves baskets out of…
Tribal Nation Hesquiaht Courage The Hesquiaht First Nation is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The nation has twelve fluent speakers remaining—a direct result of over one-hundred years of Indian Residential Schools. chuutsqa is a newly fluent speaker. Her fluency was hard-earned and throughout the many years to acquire it, some people…
Tribal Nation Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope Prevail Miranda Taureau is a member of the Fort Norman Metis Settlement Region in Western Canada Arctic with ancestral ties to the Alaska Slope Inupiat. Miranda was born in Inuvik, NT the oldest of three siblings and was raised in Fort McPherson,…
