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Norma Blacksmith 2019 – Red Cloud Indian School

Norma Blacksmith was 12 years old and living in Oglala, SD on the Pine Ridge Reservation when her mother taught her how to make star quilts. Now, at the age of 79, Norma continues to create these quilted works of art, and carries on the legacy of her family by teaching others. “I’ve taught several people… my daughter-in-law and my niece. I’m trying to teach my...