Widoktadwen Gtegan (Community Garden) manager Kaya DeerInWater discusses the history and traditions regarding the Four Sisters: corn, beans, squash and sunflowers.
Saturday, June 26 from 10 a.m. to noon Join CPN member and artisan Gayla Mosteller for a step-by-step class on creating applique, which can be used in many regalia projects, including shawls, skirts, aprons and more. Find the supply list and pattern here.
CPN member Lyle Simmons welcomes others to join his informational session that covers the basics of starting regalia, expectations and best practices. At the end of the class, there will be an opportunity for Q&As to help others with beginning their regalia-making journeys.
Learn how to make moccasins from CPN member and artist Lakota Pochedley. Class covers making miniature moccasins, provides instruction for all the steps required to make any size. The Citizen Potawatomi Nation gift shop is selling moccasin kits so participants can make a pair while they follow along with the class. Purchase one now!
Join CPN Language Department staff for a fun, interactive Potawatomi language class for adults.
Join CPN Language Department staff member Robert Collins (robert.collins@potawatomi.org) for a fun, interactive Potawatomi language class for children.
Wanting to learn how to Peyote Stitch? This class, presented by Travis Hunter, provides a step-by-step tutorial for peyote stitch beadwork. The list of supplies needed to participate include: Wooden dowel rod Size 11 seed beads: 3 to 4 colors of choice 1 long beading needle: size 11 or 12 Waxed thread
CPN Language Department Staff host an informative, fun Adults’ Potawatomi Language Class on June 23.
Thursday, June 24 from 2-3 p.m. Join CPN Language Department staff member Shelby Hobia for a fun, interactive Potawatomi language class for children.
Widoktadwen Gtegan (Community Garden) manager Kaya DeerInWater will discuss the importance of sage, one of the four sacred medicines, best practices and more.