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Indian Lore Program with Selena LaMarr

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Title
Indian Lore Program with Selena LaMarr
Description
Selena Lamarr demonstrating basket weaving and use outside the Loomis Museum.

Selena LaMarr, whose given name was Boonookoo-eemenorra, was a member of the Astugewi tribe. She became the first woman naturalist at Lassen Volcanic National Park and for twenty years, she wore her Astugewi tribal dress and educated listeners about the practices of her tribe ("Selena La Marr", NPS.gov).
Publisher
Selena La Marr Photo Gallery, National Park Service
Rights Holder
Images credited to NPS without any copyright symbol are public domain. Images credited with a copyright symbol (indicating that the creator may maintain rights to the work) or credited to any entity other than NPS must not be presumed to be public domain
Subject
Selena LaMarr
NPS Region
Pacific-West
Traditional Indigenous Landholders
Atsugewi, Yana, Yahu, and Maidu (refer to the area as Kohm Yah-mah-nee)
National Park Location
Lassen Volcanic National Park

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