A traditional violin maker, a regalia maker, and basket weavers are the six artists chosen for this year’s Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Award winners by the First Peoples Fund. The art they create tells only a part of their stories, as each helps revive and propel cultural knowledge that is sometimes endangered. We’ll hear from the artists and organizers about their passions for preserving culture and passing it on to future generations.

GUESTS

Julia Marden (Aquinnah Wampanoag of Gay Head), artist, knowledge keeper, and 2025 Community Spirit Award Honoree

Lisa Morehead-Hillman (Karuk, Yurok, and Shasta), basket weaver

Fox Spears (Karuk), program manager of fellowships for the First Peoples Fund

Terrill Goseyun (San Carlos Apache), artist and Apache violin maker

Break 1 Music: A Beautiful Darkness [Feat. Nadjiwen] (song) Sultans of String (artist)

Break 2 Music: Ideal Dub (song) Casper Loma Da-Wa (artist) Honor the People (album)