Seasonal 'postcards' tell stories of Southeast life and culture

This is a good time to introduce you to a project we have been working on this past year. We received a fellowship with the National Folklife Network to introduce the world to our rainforest life.

The initiative from the National Endowment for the Arts launched in spring of 2022. The goal was to bring together artists, community knowledge-keepers, cultural organizers and advocates committed to strengthening communities through sharing heritage arts, folklife and traditional practices.

We were asked how we'd introduce a stranger to our home place and its cultural treasures. If your hometown cou...