Choctaw Twining with Jennifer Frazee

Twining is a fiber arts skill practiced by many indigenous communities for centuries. The process is a method of weaving fibers into material that can be used as cloth for clothing, shoe soles, bags for gathering, foraging, and carrying essentials, etc. This session will give a brief history of the skill, its uses, and offer a demonstration of how the process works.
Jennifer Frazee graduated with her Masters in American Studies and began her history career with the Oklahoma Historical Society in 2013 at Hunter’s Home in Park Hill Cherokee Nation. She has developed and conducted living history programs, educational tours for Hunter’s Home and other agency sites and partners as a historical interpreter until her recent promotion to Fort Gibson Historic Site. She works with educators and historians to develop supplemental educational materials for schools, colleges, and universities. Jennifer currently serves Oklahomans as director of Fort Gibson Historic Site where she and staff collect, preserve, and share the history of that region with visitors.