California Indian Basketweavers Association

Support for the 2027 gathering of the California Indian Basketweavers Association, bringing Native basketweavers together to share traditional basketry knowledge, techniques, materials, and cultural practices.

This grant will support honorariums for the 2024 Annual Basketweavers Gathering

General Operating Support

Support for California Native youth’s access to cultural practices during the 2022 Annual Basketweavers Gathering

This project will build capacity for CIBA Board members to develop and carry out virtual programming, increasing membership enrollment and membership participation. Additionally, this project will help develop the tools needed to cultivate relationships with agencies and landowners to provide more land access for basketweavers to gather.

COVID-19 Response

COVID-19 Response

Sponsorship for CIBA's 2019 Gathering

The Tending the Wild: Junior Class, project will help youth retain traditional, cultural knowledge related to Indigenous Stewardship methods and basketweaving. Activities will include, the identification and gathering of basketry materials through three outdoor field trip, cultural history talks with Siskiyou and Del Norte County elders, and hands-on weaving workshops.

The ultimate purpose of the "Awl Yeah" program is to 1) Increase the knowledge base in tribal youth as it relates to the gathering, preparation, and storage of traditional basketweaving materials, and 2) Increase the amount of tribal youth involvement in traditional basketweaving activities while providing for inter-generational learning opportunities. This project will aid CIBA to create a new program to engage youth in basketweaving activities, increase the amount of tribal youth involved in basketweaving, retain traditional basketweaving knowledge for future generations, and leverage and expand on CIBA's current Youth Initiative activities by expanding our current social media presence.