Travis Erickson

Travis Erickson at his work station

NPS

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Travis Erickson is a 4th generation quarrier and carver. He regularly educates visitors from around the world about Pipestone's quarrying tradition and often takes the lead in talking with school groups from all over the region.

Travis Erickson
Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Nation

Travis Erickson is a 4th generation quarrier and artist. He learned his basic techniques from his mother, Alice Derby-Erickson, and male elders. His great grandparents (Moses Crow and Estelle Moses-Wilson) settled in the Pipestone area around 1927 to work the pipestone quarries and carve the pipestone rock. 

Travis is currently working his quarry here at the Pipestone elders National Monument and is a demonstrator for the Pipestone Indian Shrine Association. He specializes in eagle head effigy pipes, and his works are showcased at the Smithsonian Institute as well as many other places. Travis is an enrolled member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Nation, and honorary advisor to the Pipestone Indian Shrine Board of Directors.