This collaborative partnership has been developed to document and present a distinctive cultural tradition that has not received the recognition it deserves given the importance of this artistic practice in Tribal Communities by Native artists and tradition-bearers. The documentation phase includes interviews with artists, photographic documentation of the gathering and processing of materials, the learning process, the role of Native language, and the sale and marketing of this traditional art. The outcomes will include a major traveling exhibition that will go to the Tribal museums of the participating partners and the MSU Museum. Additional outcomes include related public programs, publications, and passing on the tradition to the next generation via apprenticeship programs, mentoring, and classes. Attention will also be given to the obstacles Native people face in carrying on this historic art, including access to natural resources. This will be the first significant collaborative documentation and exhibition project that is being undertaken collaborative by the three tribal museums. It is hoped this will foster future such collaborations among these tribal museums.