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Article: Allen, Elsie
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Elsie Allen
Renowned Pomo weaver Elsie Allen (1899
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1990) is credited with saving Pomo weaving from cultural extinction by breaking with tradition and teaching the traditional basket weaving techniques to non-Indians and native individuals outside her immediate family.
A Pomo Childhood
Elsie Allen was born September 22, 1899, amid the neat rows of a hop field outside what is now Santa Rosa, California. Her parents were George (of the Ukiah Pomo) and Annie (of the Cloverdale Pomo) Comanche. Allen's father died when she was just a girl; at age eight she went to live with her maternal grandmother in the village of the Cloverdale Pomo. This early phase of her life was idyllic. One ...
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Article: CITY MANAGER'S WEEKLY E-MAIL, MAY 5
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... ... and putting it into practice. Flag Ceremony at Elsie Allen High School You may have read this story in the Press Democrat, but it bears repeating. The student body of Elsie Allen High School organized a special event: flags from 50 ...
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