Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories was created with the guidance of an advisory council of 11 Native American scholars and museum professionals, and in partnership with 130 collaborators representing over 105 Tribes. We seek to create a space for Native people from Chicago and across the United States and Canada to share their experiences in their own voices.

Field Museum staff with the help of videographer Jay Young, interviewed artist Lorene Sisquoc and Kelly Church.

Lorene is the Curator of the Sherman Indian Museum, has taught basket-making and Native Plant uses and Material Culture/Traditions at the Sherman Indian High School and throughout Southern California for many years. She is a descendant of the Mountain Cahuilla and a member of the Fort Sill Apache tribe. 

Kelly is A Pottawatomi/Ottawa/Ojibwe Black Ash basketry Artist, Activist, Educator, and Culture Keeper.

Standards for Lorene Sisquoc & Kelly Church: Basket Making Discussion and Demonstration