Southern California Indian Basketry -9/24

I attended several presentations about indigenous cultures but the event presentation by Lydia Vassar on 9/24 in the courtyard of the CSUSM campus was quite interesting and informative. Lydia had guest volunteers who were children from her school and as she presented and educated the viewer about various native plants, the children demonstrated how weaved baskets, art pieces and tools used to gather chia seeds. We learned about plants such as juncus, deergrass, etc. She also spoke about preserving the plants so that they continue to grow back each year.

It was a very hot afternoon out under the canopy on this day, but the audience was engaged and interested in the days events.