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Artist: Rae Minoka Skenandore (Yehsani>saks)
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Rae is an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin. She is a latecomer to the art of basketry, having only discovered her skills & passion for basket making in 2017. Rae’s baskets are done in both traditional and contemporary styles and made with both traditional and contemporary materials. After taking her first basket class through the Oneida Arts program, Rae joined the Oneida Basket Guild, Twatashe> nutslu=nihe> (All of Us Make Baskets) and later the Wolf River Basket Guild. Rae has diligently worked to broaden her knowledge and understanding of the techniques & styles used by all weavers. She is using her ever expanding knowledge of basketry to contribute to the development of her own artistic style and expressing that through her baskets.
“Through our art, we have the opportunity to preserve, protect, and promote our culture. Being Oneida, I have a natural affinity for Woodland Indian Art. But, I also enjoy incorporating a variety of techniques & materials. I’ve been honored to learn from a diverse number of master basket makers working with Black Ash, Sweet Grass, Willow, Cedar, Pine Needles, and Birch”.
In addition to the hands on learning, Rae spends a great deal of time researching historical and contemporary woodland and Iroquois baskets and often combines traditional techniques and styles with modern, readily available materials.
Rae currently works in Finance for the Oneida Nation and serves as the Chairperson for the Oneida Land Commission. She also served on the Woodland Indian Art, Inc. Board of Directors & resigned her position to explore other artistic opportunities.
Rae entered her first piece into competition in 2019 and has since been awarded the following:
2019 Woodland Indian Art Show and Market, Oneida WI First Place, Theme category Native Women
2019 Northern Woodland Art Show, Hayward WI First Place, Sculpture & Best of Show
2019 Cherokee Art Market, Tulsa Ok Best of Division Contemporary Basketry & Innovator Award
“Through our art, we have the opportunity to preserve, protect, and promote our culture. Being Oneida, I have a natural affinity for Woodland Indian Art. But, I also enjoy incorporating a variety of techniques & materials. I’ve been honored to learn from a diverse number of master basket makers working with Black Ash, Sweet Grass, Willow, Cedar, Pine Needles, and Birch”.
In addition to the hands on learning, Rae spends a great deal of time researching historical and contemporary woodland and Iroquois baskets and often combines traditional techniques and styles with modern, readily available materials.
Rae currently works in Finance for the Oneida Nation and serves as the Chairperson for the Oneida Land Commission. She also served on the Woodland Indian Art, Inc. Board of Directors & resigned her position to explore other artistic opportunities.
Rae entered her first piece into competition in 2019 and has since been awarded the following:
2019 Woodland Indian Art Show and Market, Oneida WI First Place, Theme category Native Women
2019 Northern Woodland Art Show, Hayward WI First Place, Sculpture & Best of Show
2019 Cherokee Art Market, Tulsa Ok Best of Division Contemporary Basketry & Innovator Award
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Stephenie Muscavitch VanEvery is a multimedia artist, Iroquois Potter, and Oneida Language and Culture instructor in Oneida, Wisconsin. She received her B.A. in Education with a concentration in Broadfield Social Studies from Alverno College, 2003.
From her youth she began to develop an interest in the arts, specifically tied to her family and Oneida heritage. She learned sewing from her grandmother, Evadna Muscavitch, Corn Husk Doll making from Budgie Manders, Silversmithing and Raised Beadwork from Coleen Bins, and Computer Graphics from Thomas Skenandore. Stephenie continued her education at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay, receiving her Masters Degree in Educational Leadership, 2011.
She has received the Herb Kohl Fellowship for Exemplary Teaching (2017), Honorable Mention in the Woodland Indian Art Show (2019) and earned the Artist Development award from the Oneida Nation Arts Board (2019). Stephenie has expanded her artist repertoire, adding Quilting with Anita Barber and Pottery, mentored by Jennifer Stevens.
Stephenie has been working on a line of hand-built pottery inspired by sacred mother law, as well as teaching at the Oneida Nation Elementary School. Beyond clay, Stephenie is interested in playing board games with her family, graphic design, storytelling, and attending concerts.
From her youth she began to develop an interest in the arts, specifically tied to her family and Oneida heritage. She learned sewing from her grandmother, Evadna Muscavitch, Corn Husk Doll making from Budgie Manders, Silversmithing and Raised Beadwork from Coleen Bins, and Computer Graphics from Thomas Skenandore. Stephenie continued her education at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay, receiving her Masters Degree in Educational Leadership, 2011.
She has received the Herb Kohl Fellowship for Exemplary Teaching (2017), Honorable Mention in the Woodland Indian Art Show (2019) and earned the Artist Development award from the Oneida Nation Arts Board (2019). Stephenie has expanded her artist repertoire, adding Quilting with Anita Barber and Pottery, mentored by Jennifer Stevens.
Stephenie has been working on a line of hand-built pottery inspired by sacred mother law, as well as teaching at the Oneida Nation Elementary School. Beyond clay, Stephenie is interested in playing board games with her family, graphic design, storytelling, and attending concerts.
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Artist: Burdeena Endhunter
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Burdeena was raised in Oneida, Wisconsin, graduating from the Oneida Tribal School. She had the honor of being taught the impressive history of the formation of the Six Nation Confederacy created by the Peacemaker of the Great Law of Peace. She has published a book called “Coming of the Peacemaker” and illustrated it with dozens of her paintings. She thanks Amos Christjohn and Maria Hinton for their healing in every teaching of how great our history is. Her book is a representation that Peace is Possible and Healing yourself is inevitable, if you embrace the Peace.
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