PREHISTORIC INDIGENOUS POTTERY: 

 

ONEIDA-LAKOTA 

​POTTER  ~  INSTRUCTOR  ~  HISTORIAN  ~  LECTURER  ~  PUBLIC SPEAKER  

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JENNIFER M. STEVENS- INSTRUCTOR/PRESENTER

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​​ONEIDA PREHISTORIC INDIGENOUS POTTERY:

“JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND YEARS”

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For More Information: 

E-Mail:  wakohsiyoarts@gmail.com

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ONEIDA PREHISTORIC INDIGENOUS POTTERY WORKSHOP AND LECTURES:

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Each Workshop and Lecture Includes Two Hours to Set UP/Pack Up and Oneida Pottery and Artifact Educational Display, An Introduction and Overview of Ancient Oneida Indigenous Pottery of the Oneida Nations of WI originally from Upstate New York.  Giving the students and audiences an insight to the Lifeways of Indigenous Cultures through their Ancient Pottery Art form from 500-1000 years ago.  

 

We will cover the basics such as; How the Pottery was made and why, how they mixed their Clay, what they used for Pottery Tools, and the designs that are identified as Oneida. 

 

The Oneida Pottery Workshops is a Hands-on Introduction to Hand-building Pinch Pots using Ancient Indigenous techniques such as; creating Prehistoric Oneida Pottery Designs through Stamping, Incising, Sculpting and Corded Paddling.  Each Student will have a sample of their work to take home. 

 

The Oneida Pottery Lectures include Historical Overview Pottery Display and Artifacts, Experimental Archeology, Interactive Hands-On and Visual Educational learning.   All Lecture Levels include 15-30 Minute Q & A.  

 

All Educational Programming will be custom designed based on the needs of the school or organization.  Each program will entail both Hands-on and visual learning through Power Point Presentations and Educational Boards that will be passed around for Tactile Learning-It will include samples of; Prehistoric Indigenous Pottery Shards, Various Pottery Design Texture Tiles, Clay and Grit/Temper, Food-Corn, Beans, and Squash Seeds, Pottery Tools, and Cordage Fibers from Trees and Plants, and Cordage for the students, staff, and audience.  

 

The Oneida pottery curriculum is a conduit for Culturally relevant Indigenous Education, History, Lifeways, Preservation, and Revitalization.   All of the Hands-on and Visual Learning is designed to enrich the educational and enjoyable learning experience. 

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