In conjunction with the Iroquois Museum's Treasured Traditions exhibit, Mohawk artist Sheree Bonaparte will speak about the relationship between quiltmaking and the Akwesasne Freedom school. Although non-Native in origin, the art of quiltmaking has come to bear a uniquely Haudenosaunee/Iroquois stamp. This fabric-based expression has been practiced for almost 40 years, embraced by this Mohawk community on the New York-Canadian border as central to its sovereignty, language, and cultural preservation efforts.