These baskets are also in the exhibit. The baskets were made by people from the Native American Chitimacha nation. People made some of these baskets more than 100 years ago. Some of the baskets were made only a few years ago by John Paul Darden and Melissa Darden. Can you see things that are the same about the baskets? Chitimacha people today make baskets the same way their ancestors did. Their story is connected to the story of people long ago. Their story continues today. They share that story with the visitors to the museum.
What Do You Think? Imagine somebody asks you to tell about yourself. What do you say? What do you share? Why is it important to tell your own story?
Photo Credit: © Field Museum, photograph by Michelle Kuo
