presented by Bobette & Russell Haskett
Bobette and Russell will share their experiences teaching and sharing cultural lifeways and they will share a brief history of the Shoshone and Bannock Tribes in the Sawtooth area. Stay tuned for details about additional Shoshone-Bannock programming on Saturday, July 12.
Bobette and Russell Haskett are both members of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and reside on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in SE Idaho. They enjoy traveling and doing presentations about their tribal and cultural ways. They both believe that traditional knowledge is important to remember and are active in practicing their cultural ways.
Bobette has a love for history, especially Indigenous history, culture, and traditional practices. She participates in many local Native youth and tribal events, educational institutions teaching and sharing her knowledge of weaving techniques, traditional clothing, and beadwork instruction. Her hobbies include beading for family and friends, weaving and making baskets, harvesting plant materials for weaving, and gathering traditional wild foods, like berries, roots, and bulbs. She is currently finishing up her master’s degree at Idaho State University.
Russell recently retired from US Fish & Wildlife after working with the agency for 20 years. Before that, he worked for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Fish & Game Department as a game warden for 15 years. Currently he is a consultant for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). Russ enjoys traveling with Bobette speaking and presenting, making traditional Indigenous tools, cooking in his smoker and grill and fishing. They are happy to be able to be with all of you in the homelands of the Shoshone and Bannock Tribes.
Find details about the whole series here:
https://discoversawtooth.org/sawtooth-series
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