Fern Renville is a storyteller, artist, playwright, and enrolled citizen of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate. Fern lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she is currently investigating the role of nettle fiber in Dakota material culture as a Native Artist in Residence at the Minnesota Historical Society. As part of her residency she has been using nettle plant fiber, processing into cordage, and weaving a community fishing net. In her most recent residency she worked to bring her art back to her Dakota homelands to build a connection through nettle fiber and stories, knowledge, and sharing history.
ROGER FERNANDES
Roger Fernandes is a Native American artist, storyteller, and educator whose work focuses on the culture and arts of the Coast Salish tribes of western Washington. He is a member of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe or Nəxʷsƛá̕ yə̕ m! and has a B.A. in Native American Studies from The Evergreen State College and an M.A. in Whole Systems Design from Antioch University. He has worked in a variety of arenas including Native education, social work, arts, and culture. As an artist he practices and teaches Coast Salish design and as a storyteller he shares storytelling as a foundational human process for teaching and healing. He currently teaches courses on storytelling and art at the University of Washington, Northwest Indian College, and other learning institutions.
CNAIR Artist and Elders in Residence Full Schedule October 8 – 18, 2024
FERN RENVILLE
Fern Renville is a storyteller, artist, playwright, and enrolled citizen of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate. Fern lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she is currently investigating the role of nettle fiber in Dakota material culture as a Native Artist in Residence at the Minnesota Historical Society. As part of her residency she has been using nettle plant fiber, processing into cordage, and weaving a community fishing net. In her most recent residency she worked to bring her art back to her Dakota homelands to build a connection through nettle fiber and stories, knowledge, and sharing history.
ROGER FERNANDES
Roger Fernandes is a Native American artist, storyteller, and educator whose work focuses on the culture and arts of the Coast Salish tribes of western Washington. He is a member of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe or Nəxʷsƛá̕ yə̕ m! and has a B.A. in Native American Studies from The Evergreen State College and an M.A. in Whole Systems Design from Antioch University. He has worked in a variety of arenas including Native education, social work, arts, and culture. As an artist he practices and teaches Coast Salish design and as a storyteller he shares storytelling as a foundational human process for teaching and healing. He currently teaches courses on storytelling and art at the University of Washington, Northwest Indian College, and other learning institutions.
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