Exhibition showcases Ho-Chunk black ash baskets, as artists and suitable ash trees dwindle
The emerald ash borer has nearly wiped out the black ash trees in Wisconsin. However, the Ho-Chunk Nation is preserving black ash tree seeds.
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Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin seeks to keep black ash basket making tradition alive
The black ash is a tree native to much of eastern Canada and the northeastern ... LaChapelle-Corn said the Menominee typically harvest the trees in June and July, before processing their wood into ...