Native American Crafts Workshop

Sat, Jul 12, 2025

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Natchitoches

Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame & Northwest Louisiana History Museum

Join us for a hands-on Native American crafts workshop featuring four tradition bearers who will share their cultural knowledge and artistic skills.

Featured Instructors

Rhonda Gauthier (Choctaw-Apache Tribe of Ebarb): Native American basketry and beadwork
Becky Meziere (Clifton Choctaw Tribe): Appliqué beadwork and pine needle basketry
Alice Tyler (Clifton Choctaw Tribe): Pow-wow dangle beadwork earrings
Deborah West (Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas): Native American dream catchers

This program is presented in partnership with the Louisiana Folklife Center at Northwestern State University. All four artists will also appear at the 45th Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival on July 19.

Free and open to the public. Crafting materials will be provided. For more information, visit our FLASH Facebook page or call 318-357-2492.

Image courtesy of Rhonda Gauthier