Harvest Moon
Master Basketmaker and Storyteller
3 WORKSHOPS to select from. Each class is about one and a half hours in length,
includes a weaving lesson, and is inspired by different aspects of Northwest Native culture.
Students visiting the museum Native American exhibit will learn about the Indian culture of the
South Sound and life in a traditional Winter House. Included in the exhibits are hands-on activities,
artifacts, photographs, tools, and equipment.
Mother Earth, Games, and Lessons
Harvest Moon explores the natural environment, focusing on how the Coastal Salish benefited from the
rich complexity of uses for indigenous plants. Learn about the connection between our natural
environment and games that hold a special relationship to the social and spiritual life of the tribe.
Listen as she recounts a legend, and brings the program to a close in the traditional Native American
Long House.
Coastal Salish Basketweaving: Past, Present, and Future
Using natural materials, students will weave and learn about the history of Northwest Native
American basketweaving, the rituals of gathering materials, and the place of skilled basketmakers
within traditional society.
Legends of the Longhouse and Customs Long Forgotten
The abundance of cedar and salmon made for a rich and rewarding lifestyle for the Indians.
Take an in-depth look at the lives of carvers, weavers, tree-fallers, weathermen, and whalers.
Presentation is interwoven with humor, legends, song, and hands-on artifacts.
All students will weave Cattail Figures or Mats with Harvest Moon.
Museum Tour and one Art Workshop: $4.50/student, teachers and chaperones FREE.
HARVEST MOON is a Quinault Tribal Ambassador, master basketmaker, storyteller,
and keeper of her tribe's heritage. She has appeared as an extra in Northern Exposure.
Meets Education EALR's in History, Civics, Economics, and Geography.