Wampum Workshop with Tayohseron:tye Nikki Auten
August 17, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Sewato'kwatshera't/Gidoo Naaganinaa/Dish with One Spoon wampum agreement has many teachings to share with us, if we open ourselves to learning! In this 2-hour workshop, you will learn what wampum belts are, what the Dish with One Spoon wampum belt is, as well as how to loom-bead to create a miniature version of a wampum belt. You will receive a package with everything you need, including a pattern to guide you. As you create, Tayohseron:tye will share what she has learned about relationships with each other and the land through teachings she has received about this agreement.
This workshop will be followed by a sharing circle discussion. Food will be provided.
This is a free program. Registration is required to reserve a workshop kit. Each kit can be reserved for either a single person or a pair who would like to participate together. Registrants must be at least 12 years old and those under the age of 15 must register with an adult or older attendee. Please note that the materials in this workshop require fine motor skills for tasks such as threading a needle, passing a needle through several small beads at once, and untangling thread.
About the Facilitator: Tayohseron:tye Nikki Auten, is a Kanyen’keha:ka (Mohawk) woman and born turtle clan. She currently resides in her home community of Tyendinaga. She is a mother of three adult children and a grandmother of one. You can often find Nikki participating in one of her hobbies, including painting, growing food & saving seeds, learning languages, and sewing.
Nikki has worked as an instructor at both the college and university levels and is currently employed with First Nations Technical Institute as the Program Manager for the Indigenous Sustainable Food Systems Program. She is actively involved in her community through the Mohawk Agricultural Fair and the Kenhte:ke Seed Sanctuary and Learning Centre, and in the urban Indigenous community in Kingston through the Hwy 15 Indigenous Food Sovereignty Garden. Nikki also has her own business: Kayo’tenhseri:yo Consulting.