Michigan Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program Participants

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2008
Jennie Brown (Shelbyville, Barry County) & Jamie Brown (Shelbyville, Barry County), black ash baskets
Rene Dillard (Lake, Clare County) & Kristy Dayson (Petoskey, Emmet County), finger weaving
Vivian Huotari (Linden, Genesee County) & Joann Taivalkoski (Calumet, Calumet County), multiple strand braided rag rugs
Ronald Paquin (Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County) & Larry Godfrey (Gladstone, Delta County), birch bark canoe

2007
Stuart Baird (Calumet, Calumet County) & Christopher Leer (Calumet, Calumet County), woodcarving (birds)
Marge Bekins (St. Ignace, Marquette County) & Jeremy Stoppa (Petoskey, Emmet County), black ash baskets
Kelly Church (Wayland, Allegan County) & Cherish Parrish (Wayland, Allegan County), birch bark decoration by "biting"
John Pigeon (Dorr, Allegan County) & John Pigeon (Dorr, Allegan County), black ash baskets
DJ Krogol (Lansing, Ingham County) & Rahn Wright (Williamston, Ingham County), the small music of Scottish piping
Joseph "Mike" Sagataw (Harris, Menominee County) & Deborah Martin (Escanaba, Delta County), black ash baskets
Oren Tikkanen (Calumet, Calumet County) & Kelly Suvanto (Chassel, Houghton County), Finnish music & song on mandolin

2006
Kelly Church (Hopkins, Allegan County) & Cherish Parrish (Hopkins, Allegan County), black ash baskets
DJ Krogol (Lansing, Ingham County) & Devin Lamb (Lansing, Ingham County), bagpipe
Ronald Paquin (Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County) & Bernard “Bud” Biron (Brimley, Chippewa County), birch bark canoe
John Perona (Calumet, Houghton County) & Leesa Briggs (Calumet, Houghton County), bones playing
Larry Plamondon (Delton, Barry County) & Patricia Shackleton (Haslett, Ingham County), Native American storytelling
Les Ross, Sr. (Marquette, Marquette County) & Mark Hamari (Marquette, Marquette County), Finnish-American lumberjack-style harmonica


2005

Abdul Karim Bader (Farmington Hills, Oakland County) & Laith Alattar (Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County), oud
Christopher Fish (Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County) & Barbara Gravelle (Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County), regalia clothing
Jose Lopez (Lansing, Ingham County) & Maria Orta (Lansing, Ingham County), pan dulce
Ronald Paquin (Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County) & Christopher Paquin (St. Ignace, Mackinac County), birch bark canoe
Katheryn Colleen Pigeon (Hopkins, Allegan County) & Angeline Christina Pigeon (Shelbyville, Allegan County), black ash baskets
John Sarweh (Fraser, Macomb County) & Michael Ansara, Jr. (Northville, Wayne County), qanun
Kelly Yoakam (Mason, Ingham County) & Danielle Marie Eilert (Morrice, Shiawassee County), bobbin lace


2004

James E. Anderson (Gladwin, Gladwin County) & Gene Reid (White Cloud, Newaygo County), stone carving
Douglas Nakkula (Calumet, Houghton County) & Steven Nelson (Hancock, Houghton County), outdoor ice rink making and maintenance
Lorri Oikarinen (Calumet, Houghton County) & Vivian Huotari (Lake Linden, Houghton County), rag-rug weaving
Ashoka Rao (Swartz Creek, Genesee County) & Neeta Erinjeri (Flint, Genesee County), Kathak dance
Stas Wisniach (Farmington, Oakland County) & Georgiana Leonard (Dearborn, Wayne County), accordion playing
Eugenia Worobkevich (Warren, Macomb County) & Michelle Horeski (Warren, Macomb County), Ukrainian embroidery, nyz technique.


2003

Anna Hubbard (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County) & Edythe Nichols (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County), birch bark cutouts
Wilho Kilpela (Marquette, Marquette County) & Tanya Stanaway(Ishpeming, Marquette County), Finnish-style accordion
Rev. Czeslaw Krysa (Orchard Lake, Oakland County) & Susan Tipton (Wyandotte, Wayne County), pisanki
Edward Lauluma (Chassell, Houghton County) & Kelly Suvanto (Chassell, Houghton County), Finnish-American fiddle and American square dance music
Cynthia McCormick (Grand Ledge, Eaton County) & Julie Sullivan (Eaton Rapids, Eaton County), rag rug weaving
William McDonald (Delton, Barry County) & Dwane Rutan Ong II (Southgate, Wayne County), decoy carving
Ronald Paquin (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County) & Cecil Pavlat, Sr. (Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County), birch bark canoe making
John Perona (Calumet, Keweenaw County) & Randy Seppala (Watton, Baraga County), spoon playing
Ashoka Rao (Swartz Creek, Genesee County) & Neeta Erinjeri (Flint, Genesee County), Kathak dance
James Rice (Hudson, Lenawee County) & Danielle Cole (Hudson, Lenawee County), saddle making
Anshu Varma (Okemos, Ingham County) & Moushumi Mokherjee (East Lansing, Ingham County), mehndi


2002

Trude Rodli-Culver (Haslett, Ingham County) & Jane Junttonen (Lansing, Ingham County), Norwegian knitting
William Davis (Lansing, Ingham County) & Carla Edelman (Grand Rapids, Kent County), spinning fine linen thread
Melvin Kangas (Pelkie, Baraga County) & Elissa Leena (Hancock, Houghton County), Finnish kantele (36 string)
Wilho Kilpela (Marquette, Marquette County) & Tanya Stanaway (Ishpeming, Marquette County), Finnish style accordion
DJ Krogol (Lansing, Ingham County) & Derek Palmer (Hudson, Lenawee County) & James Whyte Stephens (Camden, Livingston County), Great Highland bagpipe
Mark Millis (Perry, Shiawassee County) & Roberta Schneiderman (Lansing, Ingham County), welding, brazing with tig and mig welder
Ronald Paquin (St. Ignace, Mackinac County) & Cecelia Holmes (St. Ignace, Mackinac County), birch bark containers
Larry Plamondon (Delton, Barry County) & John Pigeon (Dorr, Allegan County), Native American storytelling
Dennis Potter (Grand Rapids, Kent County) & Jeffrey Slaughter (Holland, Ottawa County), fly tying
Leslie Victor Ross (Marquette, Marquette County) & Oren Tikkanen (Alpha, Iron County), Old-time Finnish harmonica
Ira Salpekar (East Lansing, Ingham County) & Ved Agrwal (Haslett, Ingham County), rangoli
Patricia Shackleton (Haslett, Ingham County) & Chris Ash, birch bark cutouts
Julie Sullivan (Eaton Rapids, Eaton County) & Jill Merckling (Lansing, Ingham County), braided rugs
Helmer Toyras (L'Anse, Baraga County) & Edward Kilpela (L'Anse, Baraga County) & Jeremy Collins (L'Anse, Baraga County), Finnish & Scandinavian tunes and fiddling techniques
Glen VanAntwerp (Tustin, Osceola County) & Jeremy VanAntwerp (Grand Rapids, Kent County), cedar fan carving
Anshu Varma (East Lansing, Ingham County) & Aparna Agrawal (Okemos, Ingham County), mehendi


2001

Frank Ettawageshik (East Lansing, Ingham County) & Joseph Ettawageshik (Traverse City, Grand Traverse County), Woodland Indian pottery
Ralph Mannisto (Northville, Wayne County) & Roger Hewlett (Livonia, Wayne County), Finnish accordion folk music
Katherine E. Mullins-Engelhardt (Mikado, Alcona County) & Donna Whiton (Adrian, Lenawee County), Withof Duchesse bobbin lace
Lorri Oikarinen (Calumet, Houghton County) & Cynthia Miller (Calumet, Houghton County), braided rag rugs
John B. Perona (Calumet, Houghton County) & Randy Seppala (Watton, Baraga County), rhythm bones
Adell Raisanen (Hartland, Livingston County) & Jeanne Reeves-Lau (Canton, Wayne County), rag rug weaving
Patricia Shackleton (Haslett, Ingham County) & Jim Anderson (Gladwin, Gladwin County), birch bark cutouts
Julie Sullivan (Eaton Rapids, Eaton County) & Jennifer Lantrip (Lansing, Ingham County), braided rugs
Jacquie Vaughan (Lansing, Ingham County) & Rhoshanda Donald (Lansing, Ingham County), spinning, dyeing, and weaving
Lula Williams (Detroit, Wayne County) & Louella Thornton (Highland Park, Wayne County) & Bertha L. Roberts (Detroit, Wayne County), quilting


2000

James E. Anderson (Gladwin, Gladwin County) & Patricia Shackleton (Haslett, Ingham County), secular Native American pipe making
Annis Dimmitt (East Lansing, Ingham County) & Annis Hapkiewicz (East Lansing, Ingham County), tatting
Josefina Gomez (Lansing, Ingham County) & Olga Frye (Lansing, Ingham County), tamale making
Sheila E. Hale (Detroit, Wayne County) & Latoya Russaw (Detroit, Wayne County), hair braiding and locking
Melvin Kangas (Pelkie, Baraga County) & Joan Tuoriniemi (Negaunee, Marquette County), kantele playing
Catherine Lomnicki (Waterford, Oakland County) & Slawomir Lomnicki (Waterford, Oakland County), pisanki
Lorri Oikarinen (Calumet, Houghton County) & Vivian Huotari (Lake Linden, Houghton County), & Carol Saari (Chassell, Houghton County), multiple strand (5 & 7) rag rug braiding
Ronald Joseph Paquin (St. Ignace, Mackinac County) & Anne T. Ekstrom (St. Ignace, Mackinac), black ash basket making
Ashoka Rao (Swartz Creek, Genesee County) & Anjali Sud (Flint, Genesee County) & Sudnya Shewale (Flint, Genesee County), kathak dance
Nelson Vincent (Newberry, Luce County) & Dave Flick (Newberry, Luce County), black ash basket making
Irene Vuorenmaa (Ironwood, Gogebic County) & Carol Saari (Ironwood, Gogebic County), rag rug weaving


1999

Sheila E. Hale (Detroit, Wayne County) & Pamela S. Everette (Detroit, Wayne County), African American hair braiding
Richard Keller (Cross Village, Emmet County) & Zebadiah Eby (Pellston, Emmet County), Ottawa quill box making
Ronald Paquin (St. Ignace, Mackinac County) & Francis Moses (St. Ignace, Mackinac County), Chippewa birch bark canoe making
Adell Raisanen (Hartland, Livingston County) & Ruth Mannisto (Northville, Wayne County), Finnish rag rug weaving
Ashoka Rao (Swartz Creek, Genesee County) & Anjali Sud (Flint, Genesee County) & Sudnya Shewale (Flint, Genesee County), East Indian Kathak dance
Bruce Sagan (Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County) & Karin Arneson (Dearborn, Wayne County), Swedish nyckelharpa
Judy M. Szyszkoski (Chassell, Houghton County) & Betty Lou Berg (Laurium, Houghton County), Finnish rag rug weaving


1998

Ruth Breiter (Oscoda, Iosco County) & Joseph Breiter (Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County), Black ash basket making and carving handles
Anny Hubbard (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County) & Carla Frantz (St. Ignace, Mackinac County), birch bark cutouts
Richard Keller (Levering, Emmet County) & Iris Johns (Cross Village, Emmet County), quill box making
Yvonne Walker Keshick (Levering, Emmet County) & Sara Marie Curto (Levering, Emmet County) & Ronald James Lipke (Levering, Emmet County), quill work on birch bark
Margaret Murray (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County) & Janice Frye (Dafter, Chippewa County), quill box making
Jana Nicol-Holley (Lansing, Ingham County) & Anna Snyder (Jackson, Jackson County), tatting
Aloysius Purcell (Sterling Heights, Macomb County) & Greg Gunner (Clinton, Lenawee County), Uillean pipes
Adell Raisanen (Hartland, Livingston County) & Julie Blackburn (Webberville, Ingham County), rag rug weaving
Carol Saari (Chassel, Houghton County) & Diana Byykkonen (Ishpeming, Marquette County), rag rug weaving
Sarah Turkey (Newberry, Luce County) & Araya Vincent (Moran, Mackinac County), Black ash basket making


1997

Anny Hubbard (Kincheloe, Chippewa County) & Patricia Shackleton, (Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County), birch bark cutouts
Richard Keller (Levering, Emmet County) & Sarah and Iris Johns (Cross Village, Emmet County), Ottawa quill box making
Aloysius Purcell (Sterling Heights, Macomb County) & Patrick Cannady, (Rochester Hills, Oakland County), Uillean pipes
Carol Saari (Chassell, Houghton County) & Diana Byykkonen (Ishpeming, Marquette County), rag rug weaving
Charles Shedawin (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County) & Marge Marie Bekins (Grand Haven, Ottawa County), Black ash basketry
Sarah Turkey (Newberry, Luce County) & Nelson Vincent (Newberry, Luce County), Black ash basketry
Frederick John Wenson (Farmington Hills, Oakland County) & Anthony P. Wenson (Sylvan Lake, Oakland County), palm braiding


1996

Khee Kwok (Plymouth, Wayne County) & Christine Chien (Troy, Oakland County), food sculpture
Ralph Mannisto (Northville, Wayne County) & Julia Makela (Dearborn, Wayne County), Finnish American accordion & folk music
Margaret Murray (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County) & Barbara Tazelaar (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County), quill box making
Pamee Lee (Lansing, Ingham County) & Pail X. Xiong (Lansing, Ingham County), Hmong paj ntaub and traditional dress
Adell B. Raisanen (Hartland, Livingston County) & Lea Bekkala (Farmington, Oakland County), Finnish American rag rug weaving
Ashoka Rao (Swartz Creek, Genesee County) & Meeta Banerjee (Flint, Genesee County), Kathak dance
Eugenia Worobkevich (Warren, Macomb County) & Pearl Bartkiw (Fenton, Genesee County) & Claudia Ohryn (Warren, Macomb County), Ukrainian embroidery and cut work
Linda Topash Yazel (Buchanan, Berrien County) & Greta Marie Pollack (Cassopolis, Cass County), Native American beadwork


1995

D. J. Krogol (Lansing, Ingham County), & members of the Glen Erin Pipe Band (Lansing area), Highland bagpipes
Pamee Lee (Lansing, Ingham County) & Pai Xiong (Lansing, Ingham County), Hmong needlework
Deacon Albert Likely (Detroit, Wayne County) & Melvin Strickland (Detroit, Wayne County) and Eugene Beamon (Detroit, Wayne County), metered hymn
Ralph Mannisto (Northville, Wayne County) & Julia Makela (Dearborn, Wayne County), Finnish folksongs and accordion style
Margaret Murray (Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County) & Barbara Tazelaar (Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County), Woodlands/Ojibwa quill work
Ashoka Rao (Swartz Creek, Genesee County) & Meeta Banerjee (Flint, Genesee County) & Mona Rivedi (Flint, Genesee County), Kathak Indian dance
Sarah Turkey (Curtis, Mackinac County) & Clara Maddox (Shingleton, Schoolcraft County), Native American basket making
Neng Vue (Detroit, Wayne County) & Yia Chang (Detroit, Wayne County), Hmong traditional dress


1994

Anna Lassila (Mohawk, Houghton County) & Lorri Oikarinen (Calumet, Houghton County), rag rug weaving
Damien Lunning (Mio, Oscoda County) & Valerie Tuovila (Mio, Oscoda County), traditional trapping skills
Joseph Sagataw (Harris, Menominee County) & Lena Jane Megenuph (Wilson, Menominee County), black ash baskets
Adell Raisanen (Hartland, Livingston County) & Lenora Thompson (White Lake, Oakland County), rag rug weaving
Babacar Lo (Detroit, Wayne County) & Gora Gueye (Detroit, Wayne County), Senegalese drum making
Deacon Albert Likely (Detroit, Wayne County) & Alphonso Buford & Johnny Lurry (Detroit, Wayne County), lined hymn tradition
Edgar Leon (Haslett, Ingham County) & Noel Allende-Goitia (East Lansing, Ingham County), salsa musical arrangement
Aloysius Purcell (Clinton Township, Macomb County) & Seafra Micael Kent (Detroit, Wayne County), Uillean pipes
Neng Vue (Detroit, Wayne County) & Yia Chang (Detroit, Wayne County), Hmong textiles


1993

Ellen Angman (Calumet, Houghton County) & Virginia Halttunen (Plymouth, Wayne County), rag rug weaving
Sheila Everette-Hale (Detroit, Wayne County) & Alice Kern (Detroit, Wayne County), hair braiding
Frank Ettawageshik (Karlin, Grand Traverse County) & Sandra Lee Dyer (Interlochen, Grand Traverse County), Woodland Indian pottery
Rev. Czeslaw Michal Krysa (Orchard Lake, Oakland County) & Catherine Grzywacz (White Lake, Oakland County), Polish batik egg decorating (pisanki)
Art Moilanen (Mass City, Ontonagon County) & Joanne Palonen (Dollar Bay, Houghton County), Finnish American accordion and music
Donald Naganashe (Petoskey, Emmet County) & Kathryn VanDeCar (Okemos, Ingham County), quill work
Barbara Tazelaar (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County) & Marsha Ailing (Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County), Native American beadwork, flat quilling, and sweetgrass work
Thao Vang (Lansing, Ingham County) & Koua Lor & Nhia Her (Lansing, Ingham County), Hmong jewelry


1992

Ellen Angman (Calumet, Houghton County) & Jean M. Johnson (Lake Linden, Houghton County), rag rug weaving
Nadim Dlaikan (Southgate, Wayne County) & Mahammad Darwiche (Dearborn, Wayne County), nye playing
Robin Menefee (Grayling, Crawford County) & Scott Alan Schwander (Traverse City, Grand Traverse County), black ash baskets
Bernard Parkey (Brutus, Emmet County) & Brenda Parkey (Petoskey, Emmet County), quill work
Mike Sagataw (Harris, Menominee County) & Janice Anderson (Escanaba, Delta County), black ash baskets
Edmund White Pigeon (Hopkins, Allegan County) & John White Pigeon (Dorr, Allegan County), black ash baskets
Lula Williams (Detroit, Wayne County) & Kaye Robinson (Detroit, Wayne County) & April Johnson (Hamtramck, Wayne County), quilt making
Maria Guadulupe Castillo (Lansing, Ingham County) & Cathy Castillo (Perry, Shiawassee County), cake decorating


1991

Anna Crampton (Haslett, Ingham County) & Rhonda Jackson (Lansing, Ingham County), black ash baskets
Pamee Lee (Lansing, Ingham County) & Yong Xiong (Lansing, Ingham County), Hmong textiles and paj ntaub
Barbara Tazelaar (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County) & Carolyn Theel (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County), Native American beadwork
Donald Naganashe (Petoskey, Emmet County) & Winona Naganashe (Petoskey, Emmet County), quill work
Elmer Johnson (Lake Linden, Houghton County) & David Paavola (Pelkie, Baraga County), boat making
Aloysius Purcell (Troy, Oakland County) & Janice Mordenski (Dearborn Heights, Wayne County), Uillean pipes


1990

Thao Vang (Lansing, Ingham County) & Cher Xiong & Vao Yang (Lansing, Ingham County), Hmong jewelry
Julia Nyholm (Crystal Falls, Iron County) & Nancy Kenney (Iron Mountain, Dickinson County), finger weaving
Kathryn Anne McGrath (Suttons Bay, Leelanau County) & Freda Schwander (Traverse City, Grand Traverse County), quill work
Samiha Abusalah (Dearborn, Wayne County) & Mary Shihadeh, Rehab Sbeih, & Helen Atwell (Dearborn, Wayne County), Palestinian embroidery and dress making
Alice Fox (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County) & Rita Ann Fairbanks (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County), quill work
Rita Corbiere (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County) & Margaret Murrary (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County), quill work
Art Moilanen (Mass City, Ontonagon County) & Joanne Palonen (Dollar Bay, Houghton County), Finnish American accordion
Anna Lassila (Mohawk, Keweenaw County) & Lorri Oikarinen (Calumet, Houghton County), 5-strand rug braiding


1989

Catherine Baldwin (Suttons Bay, Leelanau County) & Kathryn Anne McGrath (Suttons Bay, Leelanau County), quill work
Julia Flamand (Lansing, Ingham County) & Elizabeth Kimewon (Lansing, Ingham County), quill work
Russell Johnson (Strongs, Chippewa County) & Raymond Johnson (Strongs, Chippewa County), blacksmithing
Art Moilanen (Mass City, Ontonagon County) & Waino Salo (Grand Ledge, Eaton County), Finnish American accordion
Edmund White Pigeon (Hopkins, Allegan County) & Katheryn Pigeon (Hopkins, Allegan County), black ash baskets


1988

Catherine Baldwin (Suttons Bay, Leelanau County) & Kathryn Anne McGrath (Suttons Bay, Leelanau County), quill work
Marie Berry-Cross (Mecosta, Mecosta County) & James Cross (Mecosta, Mecosta County), herbal lore
Rita Corbiere (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County) & Margaret Murray (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County), quill work
Alice Fox (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County) & Matrious Brian (Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County), quill work
Hilario Perez (Flint, Genesee County) & Bruno Valdez (Flint, Genesee County), Mexican American music
Sudha Chandra Sekhar (Oak Park, Oakland County) & Ashoka Rao (Swartz Creek, Genesee County), East Indian dance
Thao Vang (Lansing, Ingham County) & Cher Xiong & Neng Xiong (Lansing, Ingham County), Hmong jewelry
Forrest Wicks (Trout Lake, Chippewa County) & Mary C. Edgar (E. Lansing, Ingham County), duck decoys
Nhu Fang Yang (Detroit, Wayne County) & Ia Moua Yang (Detroit, Wayne County), Hmong weaving



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