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avatar Yosemite basket maker a living legend CNN news
October 09, 2009 03:12AM
Story about Julia Parker. One of the oldest Yosemite Park Rangers. The story also includes a video.

Yosemite Basket Maker A Living Legand

Here is the rest of the article;

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/09/2009 03:12AM by Yosemite_Indian.
avatar Re: Yosemite basket maker a living legend CNN news
October 09, 2009 12:10PM
"You take from the Earth with a please and give back with a thank you". Unlike many other quotes, this is one I shall not forget.

Jim
avatar Re: Yosemite basket maker a living legend CNN news
October 09, 2009 06:54PM
Did you notice this;

"She [Julia] lived in the Indian Village and married Ralph Parker, a Mono Lake Piute. His tribe's Yosemite roots date back nine generations. His mother, Lucy Telles, was a renowned basket maker and, along with the other Yosemite women, passed down their basketry skills to Parker.

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