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The Lost Arts Project - 1988The Cherokee National Historical Society, Inc. and the CherokeeNation partnered in 1988 to create the Lost Arts Program focusingon the preservation and revival of cultural arts.A new designation was created for Master Craftsmen who not onlymastered their art, but passed their knowledge on to the nextgeneration.Stated in the original 1988 brochure: “The Cherokee people are ata very important time in history and at a crucial point in makingprovisions for their future identity as a distinct people.The Lost Arts project is concerned with the preservation and revivalof Cherokee cultural practices that any be lost in the passage fromone generation to another.The project is concerned with capturing the knowledge, techniques,individual commitment available to us and heritage received fromCherokee folk artists and developing educational and culturalpreservation programs based on their knowledge and experience.”Artists had to be Cherokee and nominated by at least two people inthe community. When selected, they were designated as“Living National Treasures.”241

Do you know these Treasures?Original Lost Arts Program Exhibit Flyer- 1988Lyman Vann - 1988 Bow MakingMattie Drum - 1990 WeavingRogers McLemore - 1990 WeavingHester Guess - 1990 WeavingSally Lacy - 1990 WeavingStella Livers - 1990 BasketryEva Smith - 1991 Turtle Shell ShacklesBetty Garner - 1993 BasketryVivian Leaf Bush -1993 Turtle Shell ShacklesDavid Neugin - 1994 Bow MakingVivian Elaine Waytula - 1995 BasketryRichard Rowe 1996 CarvingLee Foreman - 1999 Marble MakingMildred Justice Ketcher - 1999 BasketryAlbert Wofford - 1999 Gig Making/CarvingWillie Jumper - 2001 Stickball SticksSam Lee Still - 2002 CarvingLinda Mouse-Hansen - 2002 BasketryUnfortunately, we have not been able to locate information, picturesor examples of art from the following Treasures. If you knowanything about them, we would be very grateful to learn more andhonor them.Please contact the Cherokee Nation Cultural Arts Department at918-453-5000 ext. 5153 or the Cherokee Heritage Center at 918456-6007 ext 6153.223

David Scott2008 - LanguageMr. Scott also does artwork which portrays hispersonal beliefs, which were instilled in him bythe traditional teachings of his father, motherand Cherokee elders. David’s artworks portraysCherokee life ways prior to European contact byuse of ancient southeastern motifs.Wilma Pearl Mankiller(November 18, 1945 – April 6, 2010)The Lost Arts Program was created during the Wilma Mankilleradministration to protect and revive traditional Cherokee arts.Without Wilma’s passion for the culture and arts, the program mightnot have started or grown to the prestige it is today.David continues to share his teachings throughseminars, presentations and commissioned works.“My goal is to continue to represent Cherokeeculture through my art.”Bill Glass, Jr.2009 - PotteryMr. Glass studied at Central State University inEdmond Oklahoma, and he also spent two yearsat the Institute of American Indian Arts in SantaFe, New Mexico before returning to Oklahoma.Glass has been honored with numerousawards and credits including the Jerome TigerMemorial Award, Cherokee Art Market, and theMuseum of Arts and Design in New York. Hehas also teamed up with his son Demos to createpublic art in Chattanooga, TN, Oklahoma Cityand Tulsa, Oklahoma.Betty Frogg2010 - BasketryBetty is a self taught flat reed basket makerwho has learned from other NationalTreasures through her career.Betty also works at the Cherokee NationYouth Shelter “giving [youth] a comfortableplace to sleep, make sure they have cleanclothes, help them enroll in school, givethem three meals a day—home-cookedmeals, just show them that someone cares.”22Wilma with John KetcherWilma with Edith KnightBorn on November 18, 1945, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Mankiller becamea leading advocate for the Cherokee people and the first woman to serveas their principal chief. As a child, she left Oklahoma with her familyto San Francisco, California. Involved in activism while living there shebecame interested in helping her people. In 1983, Wilma Mankiller ranfor deputy chief of the Cherokee Nation. Only two years after winningthat post, she became the tribe’s principal chief. Mankiller made historyas the first woman to ever serve as that nation’s leader. She remained onthe job for two full terms after that, winning elections in 1987 and 1991.A popular leader, Mankiller sought to improve the nation’s health care,education system, and government. She has received numerous honorsfor her leadership and social activism, including the Presidential Medal ofFreedom in 1998.She is survived by her husband, Charlie Soap, 2 daughter’s Felicia andGina Olaya, 3 step-son’s Chris Soap and wife Sylvia, Cobey Soap andWinterhawk Soap and wife Martha, 10 Grandchildren, 1 great-grandson,Jerome Tsosie, her Mother, Irene Mankiller, 4 sisters, 4 brothers. She ispreceded in death by her father, Charley Mankiller and 2 brothers, Boband Johnny Mankiller.3

Alex England1988 - Bow MakingRachel Dew2004 - BasketryFor his skill in Bow Making, Alex Englandwas designated as a master craftsman duringthe 1988 Cherokee National Holiday.Rachel is the youngest recipient to be honoredas a National Treasure. She has learned fromprevious Treasures in basketry and continues toteach basketry at the Cherokee Heritage Centerto thousands of visitors every year.Todum Hair1988 - Gig MakingShawna Cain2007 - BasketryTodum Hair made fish and crawdad gigs all hislife. His father was also a gig maker, and passedthis art form on to him.Shawna has worked hard tosupport and promote CherokeeElders, Traditions, ArtisticExpressions and NaturalEnvironments.To make the gigs, he used old buggy springs ormodel-t parts. “The steel used back then is a lotbetter than what you get these days.” Hair oncesaid.Each gig fork was made in his workshop behindhis home, using a coal fed forge he constructedhimself.She is also a founding memberof the Cherokee Native Artand Plant Society and has wonnumerous art awards for herwork.Anna Mitchell1988 - PotteryRoger Cain2007 - Mask MakingCherokee potter Anna Mitchell has workedhard for more than 30 years on her potteryand has done much research to make itauthentic.Roger has worked hard to support andpromote Cherokee Elders, Traditions, ArtisticExpressions and Natural Environments.“I knew Cherokees hadn’t really donepottery since removal, there wasn’t anyonedoing it or people who knew how to do it,”Mitchell said. “But I thought surely it couldbe done again.”4He is also a founding member of theCherokee Native Art and Plant Society andhas won numerous art awards for his work.21

Kathy Van Buskirk2004 - BasketryWilliam Cabbagehead1989 - Blowgun Darts“I began basketry in 1988 after working in theAncient Village here at the Center. Anna Huckaby got me started. Anna is a master craftsmanand after showing me the basics, I took it fromthere. I really like sitting down to make thebasket and doing it with someone in mind or forsomeone. I don’t ever try to do two alike. Eachone is individual, and it’s never about doing abasket to sell—it’s about doing it because I wantto make something at that time with someone inmind to do it for, and to do it the best that I can.“Perry Van Buskirk2004 - BowmakingPerry comes from a long line oftraditionalists and is an accomplishedartist in many traditional art forms. Heenjoys sharing his knowledge with others.Perry and his wife Kathy are also recipientsof the Cherokee Medal of Honor fromthe Cherokee Honor Society.For his skill in blowgun and dart making,William Cabbagehead was designated as amaster craftsman during the 1989 CherokeeNational Holiday.William spent many years teaching andworking in the Ancient Village at the CherokeeHeritage Center.Ella Mae Blackbear1990 - BasketryFor her skill in basketry,Ella Mae Blackbear wasdesignated as a mastercraftsman during the1990 Cherokee NationalHoliday.Perry has mastered many art mediums andis always willing to share his knowledge.Jane Osti2005 - PotteryClarence Downing1990 - CarvingJane Osti started her art degree in San Franciscoin the 1970’s. Ironically, she took every classoffered except ceramics. With only a few creditsneeded to obtain her bachelor’s degree, shetransferred to Northeastern State Universityin Tahlequah, Oklahoma specializing inpainting. There she met Jerry Chotate in herfirst ceramics class, and never looked back.Osti continued her education earning a mastersdegree in Education. Anna Mitchell taught Ostithe southeastern style of pottery in 1987.For his skill in carving, ClarenceDowning was designated as a mastercraftsman during the 1990 CherokeeNational Holiday.20Photo by David Fitzgerald5

Lorene Drywater1990 - Traditional ClothingLizzie Jane Whitekiller2002 - Quilting“ .jobs were hard to get for my daddy. itwas one of (mama’s) wash days that I decided to cry for a doll mama was walkingdown a path that lead to the creek I waswalking behind her .my eyes were fullof tears .she stops, bent down she said“here pull up this weed, come to the creekbank, wash the dirt off the roots, (and) I willshow you how to make a doll that’s how Ilearned to make Buffalo Grass Dolls ”Ms. Whitekiller was from Hulbert, Ok. Hermother taught her how to make a quilt fromold flour sacks when she was young. Ms.Whitekiller had ten children and used to makeeveryone of them a quilt form Christmas. Herway of preserving this craft is by teaching herchildren and granddaughters how to quilt.Ruth England1990 - Traditional ClothingRosie Chewie2003 - BasketryFor her skill in Traditional Clothing,particularly in tear dresses, Ruth Englandwas designated as a master craftsmanduring the 1990 Cherokee National Holiday.Ms. Chewie is the daughter of Marie Proctor,who was chosen in 2000 as a CherokeeNational Living Treasure for her artistry intraditional buck brush Cherokee basketry.This is truly an example of the tradition ofpassing down cultural knowledge, for it washer mother, Marie, who taught Ms. Chewiethe art of basket weaving. Ms. Chewie createsbaskets from both honeysuckle and buckbrush, using natural dyes such as walnut andbloodroot.Photo by CNAPSPhoto by CNAPSMary Foreman1990 - BasketryKathryn Kelley2003 - BasketryFor her skill in basketry, Mary Foreman wasdesignated as a master craftsman during the1990 Cherokee National Holiday.Mrs. Kelley was raised in the Echotacommunity in Adair County, Oklahoma.Her father was fluent in the Cherokeelanguage. She creates traditional Cherokeehoneysuckle baskets using natural dyessuch as black walnut, bloodroot andpokeberry. She is continuing the traditionby passing her knowledge down to herfamily, community and friends. She hastaught the art of basketry in Grove and Jay,Oklahoma, under the JOM program.619

Margaret Wilson2001 - QuiltingLucille Hair1990 - WeavingFor her skill in Quilting,Margaret Wilson wasdesignated as a mastercraftsman during the 2001Cherokee National Holiday.For her skill in Weaving, Lucille Hair wasdesignated as a master craftsman duringthe 1990 Cherokee National Holiday.Wanna Lou Barton2002 - Turtle Shell ShacklesWanna’s mother and teacher, Peachie SmithHendricks, also made traditional Cherokeeturtle shackles. Wanna began making shellshakers in 1986. Her mother taught her howto clean the turtle shells, fill the shells withriver pebbles and add the leather. The womenwear turtle shell shackles during the Cherokeestomp dance.Thomas Muskrat1990 - CarvingFor his skill in Carving, ThomasMuskrat was designated as a mastercraftsman during the 1990 CherokeeNational Holiday.Jim Buckhorn2002 - Bow MakingJeannie Sapp1990 - BasketryMr. Buckhorn is from Rose, Ok. RobertMclemore his grandfather, taught Jimto make bows at the age of twelve. Hehas been making bows for over 27 yearsmaking his bows out of hedge apple wood.Mr. Buckhorn also makes his own cornstalkarrows.She was one of the most creative and inovative of the Kenwood basketweavers.Collectors and museums prized her whimsical creations, including theSmithsonian Institution and the Heard Museum.18Her work was inspired by animals shehad seen in the woods near herhome, and ones she had seen in books.She would sometimes embelish eachfigure with beads of color or add eyes.7

Knokovtee Scott1990 - CarvingMarie Proctor2000 - BasketryFor his skill in carving, KnokovteeScott was designated as a mastercraftsman during the 1990 CherokeeNational Holiday.For her skill in Basketry, Marie Proctor wasdesignated as a master craftsman during the2000 Cherokee National Holiday.Photo by David FitzgeraldMaxine Stick1990 - BasketryRichard Shade2001 - Bow MakingFor her skill in basketry,Maxine Stick was designatedas a master craftsman duringthe 1990 Cherokee NationalHoliday.For his skill in Bow Making, RichardShade was designated as a mastercraftsman during the 2001 CherokeeNational Holiday.Wendall Coochran1991 - Traditional ClothingPollie Whitekiller2001 - QuiltingMr. Wendell Cochran has many talents:he is a self-taught artist, designer,decorator, Cherokee scholar, oralhistorian and a bona fide master oftraditional Cherokee clothing. Engagingover four decades of journeyman studyand application, Mr. Cochran is a skilledtanner and has the knowledge to classify,harvest and process natural materialsto make woven textiles, create clothand thread, produce pigments and dyes,ornaments and accessories.For her skill in Quilting, PollieWhitekiller was designated as a mastercraftsman during the 2001 CherokeeNational Holiday.817

Noel Tim Grayson1998 - Bow Making/FlintknappingAlan Herrin1991 - Bow and Arrow MakingNoel’s earliest remembrances of beinginterested in bows was around the age of 4or 5, when he made a bow from a stick andthe shoe string from his older brother’s boot.His father, a few years later gave him exactinstruction on making a bow, describing howto select the tree, and how to shave the woodin the way that would insure a strong bow.His father gave him instructions in the sameway as he was instructed, and most likely, inthe same way his father before him.Dr. Herrin began shooting the traditional bowand arrows as a small child and made his firstbow when he was eight years old. Herrin hasserved on many committees, organizationsand written books sharing his knowledge withothers.Bessie Russell1999 - BasketryDorothy Ice1991 - WeavingBessie came interested in basketryover four decades ago and decided totake a basic basket class. Her interestgrew into a passion and it has seen herwin many awards in art shows and herwork travel around the world.Dorothy is one of the many students whowere taught at the Sequoyah Weavers. Shelearned how to master loom weaving andhow to incorporate Cherokee symbols andpatterns into the beautiful wool weavings.Bessie enjoys sharing her knowledgewith others and encourages anyoneinterested in basket making.Photo by David FitzgeraldWynona Dreadfulwater2000 - WeavingWynona Dreadfulwater, of Briggs,Oklahoma, was selected for her masteryof loom weaving. She is among thefew Cherokees who have mastered theart form. She learned weaving fromher mother, Lucille Hair, who was alsodesignated a Cherokee Living Treasure in1990 for weaving. For over two decades,Wynona has been weaving in the Weaver’sBuilding located in Briggs. She alsospends time teaching the art to others.16Photo courtesy of the Cherokee PhoenixEunice O’Field1991 - Weaving/BasketryFor her skill in Weaving and Quilting,Eunice O’Field was designated asa master craftsman during the 1991Cherokee National Holiday.Photo by David Fitzgerald9

Anna Huckaby1991 - BasketryRichard Rowe1996 - CarvingAnna has a natural talent for basketmaking but also has had a wonderfulimpact if the Cherokee communitythrough her voice. Anna is a Cherokeespeaker and has worked withthousands of people around the worldtranslating Cherokee and teaching thelanguage to those interested.Mr. Rowe was from the Moodys Community. Mr. Rowe was a skilled artisan inthe traditional art of carving. He uses such materials as bone, stone and wood toproduce beautiful and cultural works of art. He is well known for his wonderfulcarved knife handles.Scott Rackliff1991 - Flintknapping/CarvingWilliam Foster1997 - Bow MakingMr. Rackliff enjoyed sharing his passion forflintknapping and carving with the thousandsof visitors who came to the Cherokee Heritage Center. Mr. Rackliff work at the HeritageCenter until his passing in 1994.William Foster was born and reared in AdairCounty, Oklahoma, in the community ofRocky Mountain. He is the son of originalenrollees John and Jennie Batt Foster.William is a self taught Bow and Arrowmaker using the wood from the bois d’arctree. He has been practicing his craft for thepast forty years and presents many of hisfinished art to friend and family.Hastings Shade1991 - Carving/Gig MakingNadine Wilbourn1997 - BasketryHastings Shade had an extensive traditionalknowledge, particularly his ability to makeCherokee marbles, black smithing and gigmaking. He made fishing and frog gigsthat were made to be used. Hastings was atradionalist and a teacher.Nadine Wilbourn was born in CherokeeCounty, Oklahoma and reared in the BarberCommunity and Locust Grove Community.She is the daughter of Fannie Nofire andCharlie Mankiller. She has received honorsfor her honeysuckle baskets at the FiveTribes Museum, also. She worked at theCherokee Heritage Center demonstrating theart of basketweaving.Shade served one term as deputy chief of theCherokee Nation, from 1999 to 2003, withChad Smith1015

David Neugin1994 - Bow MakingNancy Smith1992 - Turtle Shell ShacklesFor his skill in Bow Making, DavidNeugin was designated as a mastercraftsman during the 1994 CherokeeNational Holiday.For her skill in Turtle Shell Shackles, NancySmith was designated as a master craftsmanduring the 1992 Cherokee National Holiday.Tom Webber Wildcat1995 - Turtle Shell ShacklesBetty Jo Smith1991 - Traditional CookingFor his skill in Turtle Shell Shackles,Tom Wildcat was designated as a mastercraftsman during the 1995 CherokeeNational Holiday.For her skill in Traditional Cooking, BettyJo Smith was designated as a mastercraftsman during the 1991 CherokeeNational Holiday.Photo by David FitzgeraldLena Blackbird1996 - BasketryThelma Forrest1992 - BasketryLena came interested in basketry over threedecades ago while working at the CherokeeHeritage Center inthe Ancient Village from1986-1999. She is primarily self taughtand has many art show ribbons proving hermastery of round reed materials.Forrest has been making traditionalCherokee baskets for 30 years usinghoneysuckle, buck brush and river cane.She said cane is the toughest material towork with.“My students always tell me the cane ishard to work with,” she said. “It’s hard tofind people who work with cane because itis so hard to use. Things can get revived ifyou encourage young people,” she said.1411

George Fourkiller1992 - BasketryEdith Catcher Knight1992 - Traditional ClothingFor his skill in White Oak Basketry, GeorgeFourkiller was designated as a mastercraftsman during the 1992 Cherokee NationalHoliday by Principle Chief Wilma Mankiller.For her skill in Traditional Clothing, EdithCatcherKnight was designated as a mastercraftsman during the 1992 Cherokee NationalHoliday by Principle Chief Wilma Mankiller.Minnie Jumper-Handle1992 - Doll MakingJess Oosahwe1993 - BlowGun/DartsFor her skill in Doll Making, Minnie JumperHandle was designated as a master craftsmanduring the 1992 Cherokee National Holiday byPrinciple Chief Wilma Mankiller.For his skill in Blow Gun andDart Making, Jess Oosahwe wasdesignated as a master craftsmanduring the 1993 CherokeeNational Holiday.Jess worked at the CherokeeHeritage Center and taughtvisitors blow guns andflintknapping.John Ketcher1992 - WeavingLuther “Toby” Hughes1994 - CarvingKetcher is skilled at loom weavingblankets and also speaks the Cherokeelanguage. His parents were SallieDowning and Frank Ketcher, bothCherokee. He began his education inschools at Yonkers and Wagoner andcompleted school at the SequoyahOrphans Training School.Toby was born in Westville, Oklahoma, and wasraised by his full-blood Cherokee grandfather, amember of the Nighthawk Keetoowah Society,who taught Toby the traditions, religion andheritage of the Cherokees.He served 10 years as deputy chief of theCherokee Nation with Principal ChiefWilma P. Mankiller from 1985 to 1995.12At an early age, Toby began to carve on woodthat he gathered from the forests throughout hishomeland. Equipped with just a knife and theteachings of his grandfather, he soon masteredthe traditional art of carving.13

artist in many traditional art forms. He . Clarence Downing 1990 - Carving For his skill in carving, Clarence Downing was designated as a master craftsman during the 1990 Cherokee National Holiday. . Thomas Muskrat 1990 - Carving For his skill in Carving, Thomas

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