A4FC Mini Tule Basket Workshop w/ Tek Tekh
Join Alliance For Felix Cove and California Native cultural artist Christi Tek Tekh Gabaldon (Mishewal Wappo) in a mini tule burden basket workshop. This community gathering & weaving workshop will take place at the beautiful outdoor location of Stafford Lake Park in Novato, CA, a traditional territory of Coast Miwok people.
In this workshop participants will learn how to use a twine technique to weave a mini burden basket made of tule harvested from Stafford Lake. A burden basket in California is a traditional, utilitarian vessel woven of plant fibers made by Indigenous peoples used for carrying traditional foods and materials used for lifeways including seeds, nuts, and roots, acorn, etc.
Lunch: Please bring your own lunch.
What Else To Bring: Lunch, water bottle, hat, sunscreen. Optional: Chair or blanket to sit on, scissors, snack or treat to share.
About The Instructor: Christi Tek Tekh Gabaldon is a California Mishewal Wappo Native cultural artist, TEK practitioner and traditional dancer. Tek Tekh teaches and shares about her California Indigenous culture with various tribal and community groups throughout California and beyond.
Recommended Listening: Coming Home To The Cove - This podcast series is the multigenerational story of a Coast Miwok family’s eviction from their ancestral home on Tomales Bay and one woman’s mission to bring the living history of her family back to the land.