14th Annual Gathering Sponsors
- Quinault Indian Nation
- Puyallup Tribe
- Seventh Generation Fund
- Colville Confederated Tribes
- Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
- Lummi Nation
- Nez Perce Tribe
- Potlatch Fund
- Siletz Tribe
- Washington State Arts Commission
- National Endowment For The Arts
From 2007
13th Annual Gathering Poster
More Info (click
here)
13th Gathering Logo
More Info (click
here)
From 2006
Gathering Newsletter
More Info (click
here)
Ones Who Gather Wisdom
More
Info (click here)
12th Annual Gathering Poster
More
Info (click here)
From 2005
More Info (click here)
Weaving the traditions and culture
from the past with the present is the work of the Northwest Native American Basketweavers
Association (NNABA). They provide and promote opportunities for Northwest Native
American Basketweavers to pursue the study of traditional basketweaving techniques
and forms. To display and share their tradition and teachings, NNABA offers
- awareness of and education about
the diverse weaving arts of the Northwest,
- increased Native access to traditional
cultural resources on public and tribal lands, and
- unity and communication in social and cultural environments for the teachers and apprentices
of traditional and contemporary basketweaving.
Our basketweaving traditions continue
in a cultural and spiritual environment for all Basketweavers to enjoy with respect
for our elders and for Mother Earth.
To share in our annual Gatherings,
please visit our Events page for point of contacts and additional information.
Other Basketry Organizations
STATE & REGIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN
BASKETWEAVERS ORGANIZATIONS (as of February 2005)
California Indian Basketweavers Association
(CIBA)
P.O. Box 2397
Nevada City, CA 95959
established 1992
annual gathering: fourth weekend in June
phone: (530) 272-5500 fax: (530) 272-5562
email: ciba@ciba.org
website: www.ciba.org
CIBA’s mission is to preserve,
promote, and perpetuate California Indian basketweaving traditions while providing
a healthy physical, social, spiritual, and economic environment for basketweavers.
We work to create a functioning network of basketweavers who support one another
in their gathering and weaving activities, and who pass their tradition to the next
generation.
Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance
(MIBA)
P.O. Box 3253
Old Town, ME 04468
established 1993
annual gathering: weekend after Fourth of July
phone: (207) 827-0391 fax: (207) 827-0379
email: miba@gwi.net
website: www.maineindianbaskets.org
The Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance
(MIBA) is a nonprofit Native American arts service organization focused on preserving
and extending the art of basketmaking within Maine’s Native American community.
MIBA seeks to preserve the ancient tradition of ash and sweetgrass basketmaking
among the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribes.
Northwest Native American Basketweavers
Association (NNABA)
P.O. Box 94359
Seattle, WA 98134
established 1996
annual gathering: first weekend of October
phone: (206) 962-7248
e-mail: info.nnaba@yahoo.com
website: www.nnaba.org
The Northwest Native American Basketweavers
Association (NNABA) was established in 1996 as a non-profit organization, gathered
together to preserve, promote, and perpetuate the traditional and contemporary art
of Northwest Native American basketry. The Basketweavers represent Native American
Tribes from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia.
