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Our Storytellers: Pokagon Potawatomi Black Ash Baskets
2nd Floor Corridor. Exhibition runs through May 25, 2026
Our Storytellers: Pokagon Potawatomi Black Ash Baskets explores the artistry, tradition and the importance of basketmaking among the Pokagon band of the Potawatomi people. For the Pokagon Potawatomi, these baskets are regarded with the utmost honor, treated as living members of the community. However, over the past century, the practice of basket weaving has been threatened; first by the enforcement of oppressive government regulations and now by the ecological treat presented by the Emerald Ash Borer. This exhibit tells a story of survival and resilience of the Pokagon Potawatomi. Our Storytellers was organized by the baskets’ caretaker Dr. John Low, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and the Field Museum of Natural History.
