Weaving Together: A Conversation With Choctaw & Irish Basket Makers

The remarkable and ongoing connection between the citizens of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the people of Ireland is known to many. Beginning in earnest in 1847, when the Choctaw sent a donation to Ireland's starving poor during the Great Irish Famine, the relationship is as alive and vibrant today as it has ever been. This is a relationship that reflects resilience, strength, continuance, reciprocity, and friendship.

Join Choctaw basket makers Aliyah Myers and Colton James as they discuss their artistry and designs with Irish basket maker Tom Delaney and event host Dr Padraig Kirwan.

This hour-long event will serve as an act of remembrance even as it celebrates enduring historic moments of alliance and exchange.