A third-generation Indigenous basket maker is setting the record straight about his craft — it's a part of his culture, it's valuable, and artists can make a living off of it. Spencer Lunham Jr. makes both utility baskets and traditional fancy baskets, he said, the latter featuring intricate colourful designs. Using traditional methods to gather and prepare the black ash wood for weaving is a day-long process, Spencer Lunham Jr. said. Basket weaving is an important craft, he said, and just one part of a larger phenomenon taking place in Indigenous communities: the revival of their own cultural traditions and languages. One of the most recent baskets that Spencer Lunham Jr. completed.

Source: CBC News February 20, 2026 01:05 UTC