News Release
All Campuses
Native American Basket Weaving Community Education Class Offered
revised May 13, 2008
Cerro Coso Community College will be offering a specialized class this
summer with Instructor, Mary Louise "Weegie" Claw (Granddaughter of Renowned
Chemehuevi Basket weaver Mary Lou Brown).
"Weegie" Claw is a master basket weaver who creates classic Native American
baskets using split and whole willows, unicorn plant and other local
resources. She teaches traditional basket-making at Arizona Western
College in Parker, AZ.
The Native American Basket Weaving class will meet the following dates: June
7, 8, 14, 15, 21, July 5, 12, and 19. There will be no class on June 28.
The classes will meet from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All class
participants are to meet at the Tomo-Kahni Resource Center at 112 East F.
Street, Unit B in Tehachapi. Students are encouraged to call Phil Wyman at
(661) 444-6713 or Del Troy at (661) 822-6370 for class details and driving
instructions. The first class on June 7 will meet earlier at
11:00 a.m. at the Tomo Kahni Resource Center to complete orientation.
June 27 through 29 is the Annual Gathering of the California Indian
Basketweavers Association in Lemoore, CA. Students are welcome, at their
own expense, to attend this Gathering with the Instructor.
The fee for the class is $200. Tuition payment is due before 10:00 a.m. on
June 7, 2008. This is a non-credit class.
Since some classes include a trip into the mountains for gathering
materials, it is important that students arrive at the Native American
Resource Center 30 minutes early for each class session.
For more information on this Community Education class please call Cerro
Coso Community College at 760-384-6100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Joann Handeland, Director of Public Information (760)
384-6230