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Black Ash Baskets and Stewardship | Green Bay News
Liandra Skenandore is reviving a sacred Indigenous craft—black ash basket weaving—using wood vital for cradle boards and lacrosse sticks, honoring centuries-old tradition through skillful splint extraction. Recently awarded $15,000 from the Native Arts + Cultures Foundation, she’s turning that support into a bold response to the emerald ash borer crisis: crafting woven panels from healthy ash and transforming damaged wood into ash paint. Her work isn’t just art—it’s land stewardship, clearing space for new growth and slowing disease spread, weaving culture, ecology, and resilience into every…
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