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Melody Williams
Melody holding a canoe basket made by her grandmother Della Campbell. Photo by Buffie Schmidt. Melody Williams of Arcata, began her weaving journey at 22, learning from her grandmother, Della Campbell. She later reconnected with traditional basket weaving through her aunt, Christine Hamilton, who taught gathering and weaving techniques…
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Deborah McConnell
Deborah McConnell
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Rabbi Naomi Steinberg
Rabbi Naomi Steinberg serves Temple Beth El in Eureka, California and B’nai Ha-Aretz in Redway, California. Living Cultures Grant 2023 Documentation of Six Original Tales in the Jewish Mystical Tradition…
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Katie Bowie
Northern California and Potawatomi regalia
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Kapoon Tripp
Karuk Women's Ceremonial Dress Making
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George Blake
Hoopa and Yurok Traditional Arts
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Maggie Peters
Traditional Hupa, Yurok, and Karuk Baby Basket Weaving
On October 4, 2018, ACTA had the honor of recognizing one of Native California’s most prolific and beloved artists: Brian D. Tripp (Karuk). Brian is a visual artist, a poet, a ceremonial singer and dancer, a regalia maker, and a pillar in the indigenous community of Humboldt County. He…
Karuk Master Artist Brian D. Tripp Receives California Living Heritage Award
