The Northwest Coast Basketry Project: Indigenous Weavers and Museum Conservators in Dialogue

How can museum conservators and Indigenous weavers learn from one another? The Northwest Coast Basketry Project brought together Indigenous weavers, conservators, and researchers to explore the care, study, and understanding of woven belongings from the Northwest Coast. Through dialogue and hands-on collaboration, participants shared knowledge about Haida, Tlingit, and Kwakwaka'wakw weaving traditions, revealing common ground between Indigenous cultural knowledge and museum conservation practices. This video looks back at a week of exchange between Indigenous weavers, conservators, and the research teams of the McCord Stewart Museum and the musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac. 🔗 Read the article: https://www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca/en/blog/the-northwest-coast-basketry-project/ 📍 McCord Stewart Museum | October 16–20, 2023 🎥 Videographer: Tomi Grgicevic