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Cradleboards are useful, beautiful and can tell stories about the communities from which they come. For millennia, Native parents have been securely wrapping up their babies in adorned carriers. On this show we’ll explore the history of cradleboards and other baby baskets across tribal nations. We’ll also talk about how some parents are returning to these traditional baby carriers today.
Guests:
Doug Limón (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin/Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe) – artist and cradleboard maker
Emil Her Many Horses (Oglala Lakota) – curator at the National Museum of the American Indian
Vanessa Jennings (Kiowa, Gila River, Apache) – cradleboard maker
Break Music: Baby Lullaby (song) Eli Secody (artist) Rhythm Of A Songmaker (album)
