The Native Advisory Council at Pepperwood & Indigenous Californian Basketry, with Clint McKay

Clint McKay, Pepperwood's Indigenous Education Coordinator and founding member of the Native Advisory Council at Pepperwood, shares the story of how the Council was established. He also discusses a recent donation of Wappo and Pomo baskets from the Bedford family, which will soon be displayed at Pepperwood's Art Gallery. Clint highlights the cultural significance of Indigenous basketry from California and explains Pepperwood's goals for sharing this collection with the community.

For more knowledge and Indigenous perspectives from Clint McKay, check out his video about Cultural Burning and his webinar on Pomo and Wappo Basketry on Pepperwood's YouTube channel. To register for an event led by Clint McKay, please visit Pepperwood's Classes and Events page.

This episode features clips from the Nature Sound Guess Who Game (the mystery clip and the bonus example), which were used with permission from Dan Levitis of the Children's Museum of Sonoma County and Sarah E. Reid, a certified California Naturalist, instructor, and iNaturalist Ambassador. For more information on the mystery species, check out this article from the journal Mammalian Species.