Unit VIII The Worlds of Work and Play
Lesson 2 Home Work

Native American Crafts Worksheet

Name ______________________________________________ Date _______________

Explore these online biographies about Native Americans in Louisiana to read about and research their crafts. Write an essay about one of the craftspeople.

Kenneth Kerry, Apalachee, split oak baskets
<http://www.louisianavoices.org/edu_unit8_biography_kkerry.html>

John Darden, Chitimacha, baskets
<http://www.louisianavoices.org/folklife/edu_unit8_biography_jdarden.html>

Melissa Darden, Chitimacha, baskets
<http://www.nsula.edu/folklife/database/biography/dardenMM.html>

Kathlene Thomas, Clifton Choctaw, baskets
<http://www.louisianavoices.org/edu_unit8_biography_kthomas.html>

Ivy Billiot, Houma, Wildlife Carvings, miniature boats, blowguns
<http://www.louisianavoices.org/edu_unit8_biography_ibilliot.html>

Lawrence Billiot, Boats
<http://www.louisianavoices.org/edu_unit8_biography_lbilliot.html>

Lawrence Billiot, Lafitte Skiff
<http://www.louisianavoices.org/edu_unit8_lawrence_billiot.html>

Marie Dean, Houma, Palmetto Weaving/Moss Dolls
<http://www.nsula.edu/folklife/database/biography/deanMB.html>

Roy Parfait, Wildlife Carving
<http://www.nsula.edu/folklife/database/biography/parfaitR.html>

 

Find more information about Louisiana's Native American craftspersons at these sites:

Louisiana's Traditional Cultures
<http://www.louisianafolklife.org/LT/Maidas_Essay/main_introduction_onepage.html>

Native American Organizations in Louisiana
<http://www.louisianafolklife.org/Resources/creole_res_native_amer_gro.html>

Creole State Exhibit
<http://www.crt.state.la.us/folklife/creole_home.html>

Louisiana Folklife Photo Gallery
<http://www.crt.state.la.us/folklife/creole_photographs.html>

Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
<http://www.chitimacha.com/>

Coushatta Tribe Louisiana/Red Shoe's People
<http://www.coushattatribela.org/>

Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana
<http://www.tunica.org/>

Resources for Unit V Lesson 5
<http://www.louisianavoice.org/Unit5/edu_unit5_lesson5.html#resources>

 

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