Cultural Demonstration Video

Sharing Cultural Traditions

Making baskets, string, and arrow points.Yosemite's demonstration rangers highlight the ongoing connectedness of native people with this special place.

 

Duration:

6 minutes, 53 seconds

Meet Cultural Demonstrators, Emily Dayhoff (Southern Sierra Miwuk and Chukchansi), Eric Nelson, and Ben Cunningham Summerfield (Mountain Maidu and Turtle Mountain Chippewa) from the Indian Cultural Program in Yosemite National Park. Learn about the following skills: Emily is gathering and making an open twined willow work basket. Eric is gathering and making dogbane cordage. Ben is making an arrow point out of obsidian.  Visit the Yosemite Museum in Yosemite Valley to see other cultural demonstrations. 

 

This video was made possible through the generosity of Yosemite Conservancy donors, including the Berg family.