Oshanee Cullooyah Kenmille dedicated eight decades of her life to making beaded gloves, moccasins, cradleboards, and other leatherworks. She learned from her mother, Annie, how to tan hides, sew buckskin clothing, and do beadwork at age eleven.
She earned recognition for her work and her cultural leadership, including a Montana Indian Educator of the Year award, a Governor’s Award for Lifetime Achievement, and a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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