Oral history interview with Tonia Weavel

Title

Oral history interview with Tonia Weavel

Narrator

Weavel, Tonia

Description

Tonia Weavel, an artist and clothing maker, talks about her childhood and how she learned to sew at an early age. She explains how she first started making traditional Cherokee clothing and how she has expanded into different types of clothing, from tear dresses to ribbon shirts to hunting jackets. Weavel describes how she makes these items and how each is custom and unique. She discusses her creative process and her work with the Cherokee Heritage Center.

Interviewer

Little Thunder, Julie Pearson

Keyword

Oklahoma Native Artists; Cherokee heritage; Cherokee traditional clothing; Creative process

Subject

Indians of North America; Artists; Interviews; Indians of North America--Clothing; Clothing and dress--Study and teaching; Ethnic costume

Spatial

Park Hill, Oklahoma; Stilwell, Oklahoma; Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Citation of material

Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University

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