Cherokee artist Shan Goshorn doesn’t head out into the woods gathering white oak or other natural materials for her work like traditional basketmakers would. Instead, archives of museums like the Gilcrease or the National Museum of the American Indian are her source materials. Using treaties, documents containing the Cherokee language and recent legislation affecting Native Americans, Goshorn weaves baskets that she hopes shows people the relevance of some of those documents.
This story is produced by Fire Thief Studios in Tulsa, OK.