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Named in honor of Marshall McKay, former Chairman of the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Tribal Council and the first Native person to serve as Chair of the Autry’s Board, the Marshall McKay Seminar seeks to empower Native knowledge. It will address topics that impact Indian Country—and beyond.
Through a generous grant from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, the Autry held the Marshall McKay Seminar for Empowering Native Knowledge on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the Autry Museum of the American West in Griffith Park. The second annual seminar explored perspectives on Native basketry as it relates to cultural revitalization and environmental resource management. The seminar, which was livestreamed, featured a diverse lineup of presentations from across Indian Country. In addition to the speaker panels, the Autry hosted two hands-on community workshops featuring California weaving styles and black ash basketry.
For those who could not make the seminar in person or could not participate in the livestream, links to the recorded sessions can be found below.
Stephen Aron, Calvin and Marilyn Gross Director and President and CEO, Autry Museum of American West
Richard West, Jr. (Cheyenne), Former President and CEO, Autry Museum of American West, and Founding Director of Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Theresa Ambo (Luiseño, Tongva), University of California, San Diego
Ancestral Basket Weaving and Cultural Revival in Coastal Southern California
Dr. Yve Chavez (Gabrieleno/Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians), University of Oklahoma
Basketry and Cultural Revitalization Across Borders
Dr. Daisy Ocampo Diaz (Caxcan), Assistant Professor of History, California State University, San Bernardino
Making Museum Collections Useful
Bruce Bernstein, Senior Scholar, School for Advanced Research and Tribal Heritage Preservation Officer, Pueblo de San Ildefonso
Christina Gonzalez (Chumash) and Alice Lincoln-Cook (Karuk), California Indian Basketweaving Association
Revitalization of living off the land through Native American Foodways
Reagan Wytsalucy (Diné/Navajo), Assistant Professor and San Juan County Extension Director, Utah State University
Ruby Chimerica (Hopi)
Indigenous Resilience is Climate Resilience
Thomas Kenote (Menominee, Anishinaabe), Program Officer, NDN Collective
Plants, Inspiring the People; Reflections on Hualapai Ethnobotany and Basketry of the Grand Canyon
Carrie Cannon (Kiowa), Ethnobotanist, Hualapai Department of Cultural Resources
Session 1: Marshall McKay Seminar for Empowering Native Knowledge: Perspectives on Native Art and Museums 2023
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