Corine Pearce, Master Pomo Basketweaver, Wins Silver Anthem Award

Corine Pearce received a Silver Award for Community Engagement in the 2nd Annual Anthem Awards “Education, Arts and Culture” category. She joins fellow winners Amanda Gorman (poet), Quannah Chasinghorse (activist, fashion designer) and Gloria Steinem (feminist). Corine’s work revitalizes and celebrates Pomo life cycle traditions through diverse community engagement and outreach programs. She is constantlyContinue reading “Corine Pearce, Master Pomo Basketweaver, Wins Silver Anthem Award”

Mendocino County Native Basketweaver Wins Two National Indigenous Awards

Master basketweaver and Redwood Valley resident Corine Pearce, recently featured in the PBS special Craft in America: California & Visionaries has won two prestigious national wards. In addition to being one of five 2020 Jennifer Easton Community Spirit awardees, an honor established by the South Dakota-based First Peoples Fund, Corine has been awarded a 2020Continue reading “Mendocino County Native Basketweaver Wins Two National Indigenous Awards”