Exhibition showcases Ho-Chunk black ash baskets, as artists and suitable ash trees dwindle
The emerald ash borer has nearly wiped out the black ash trees in Wisconsin. However, the Ho-Chunk Nation is preserving black ash tree seeds.
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Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin seeks to keep black ash basket making tradition alive
The Menominee are working to preserve as many strips of black ash bark as possible before the tree disappears, and with it, a distinctive tradition.