Written in Beads

by | Aug 30, 2021

Shekoli (Greetings), my name is Karen Ann Hoffman. I’m a Haudenosaunee Raised Beadwork artist and a citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee. From colonial days, the French called us the League of the Iroquois, but...

Teaching Young Students to Interview

by | Sep 5, 2019

Cultural Picket Fences outside the school are based on student interviews about family traditions and heritage. Ana, who joined our class at Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences in Northern Virginia last fall, was excited to share her parent interview...