Stephanie Craig

Stephanie Craig is a 7th generation traditional basket weaver, Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and Lifeways practitioner, and culture keeper and bearer. She uses TEK methods, ancestral knowledge, archaeological methods, and traditional plant fibers to create, revive, and awaken centuries old art and ways of life through basketry. Stephanie earned her BA and MA:IS in Anthropology from University of Oregon, and has received training from Cultural Museums, traditional basket weavers, museum specialists, archaeologists, her Elders, the plants, and the land. Stephanie has been consulting with museums and agencies for over 20 years; exhibitions and curation of her work can be found in many private collections across the Pacific Northwest. Stephanie is committed to continuing the protection and teachings of our natural resources, urging her basketry and lifeways students to make sure we take care of the land, water, plants, and animals for the next seven generations.

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