Beginners Basketry Workshop

• Basketry Workshop
• Native Plant Uses of Southern California
• Native Toys and Games Workshop
• Indian Boarding Schools: Past and Present
• The Mother Earth Clan: Cultural Presentations

Instructor: Lorene Sisquoc

One day workshops: Please call for dates

Cost of workshop: $45.00 per student includes material cost

Location: Sherman Indian High School, 9010 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92503 in Building 5B in the Old Shop Building, in Lorene Sisquoc’s Native Traditions Classroom. To enter campus use the Jackson Street entrance, check in at guard and drive to classroom.

Register: Email Lorene Sisquoc at lsisquoc@gmail.com with your confirmation. Please include your name, address, phone and age (youth, adult or senior) Children 12 years and under must be accompanied by paying adult.

Fieldtrip: Walk to the Sherman Indian Museum to view Basket Collection Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm

Agenda

9:00am – Sherman Indian Museum tour introductions, basketry uses, materials and traditions talk
10:00am – Material preparation
11:00pm – Hands on project – coiled rattan cane on deergrass
12:00pm – Lunch Break – On your own
1:00pm – Continue projects
3:00pm – Round reed creek-side basket projects