Sacramento Valley
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Chamy Thor
From time beyond memory or record an intricate textile art clothed Hmong people. A distinguishing technique is elaborate reverse applique carefully cut into a top layer of cloth sewn back to reveal the layers below. Symmetrical designs have names such as elephant foot, spider web, and snail shell. They identify…
June 19, 2019
Artist
Visual/Craft/Material Arts
Sacramento Valley
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Iu-Mien Community Services
Iu-Mien Community Services, located in Sacramento, is dedicated to the support and development of healthy Iu-Mien families and communities through culturally responsive programs and services since 1994. With approximately 15,000 Iu-Mien people in the greater Sacramento area, the impetus to start the organization grew from the…
June 19, 2019
Organization
Visual/Craft/Material Arts
Sacramento Valley
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Salinan Trowtraahl
The Salinans are a Native people that lived in what is now the Central Coast of California, in the Salinas Valley. The Salinan language is one of the oldest in California. Said to have gone extinct by the Census of 1930, the Salinan peoples survived and currently exist in several…
June 19, 2019
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Dance, Folklife/Other, Visual/Craft/Material Arts
Central Coast, Sacramento Valley
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Bertha Mitchell
Bertha Mitchell, a master basket weaver, Patwin language speaker, and culture bearer for the Patwin people, has been weaving baskets for over seven decades. In addition to working within her own community, Bertha has shared her art with many audiences throughout Northern California, including demonstrating her art form at museums,…
June 19, 2019
Artist
Visual/Craft/Material Arts
Sacramento Valley
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Paul Cason
Paul Cason is an artist, community leader, and speaker of the Northwestern (Konkow) Maidu language. Paul’s dedication to the art, culture, and community of this language is unwavering. He understands that for Maidu art to be fully cherished, it must be experience through the Maidu mindset, language, and worldview. Paul…
June 19, 2019
Artist
Folklife/Other
Sacramento Valley
Asian arts and culture
June 19, 2019
Organization
Dance, Folklife/Other, Music
Sacramento Valley
Native California basketweaving
June 19, 2019
Organization
Visual/Craft/Material Arts
Sacramento Valley
Multicultural arts and culture
June 19, 2019
Organization
Folklife/Other, Oral Traditions/Language
Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley