"Akwesasne Freedom School: Proving Sceptics Wrong for 20 Years" Indian Time article about the Akwesasne Freedom School with 9 photos
"Akwesasne Freedom School: Proving Sceptics Wrong for 20 Years" Indian Time article about the Akwesasne Freedom School with 9 photos
July 23, 1999 newspaper article that talks about the mission of the Akwesasne Freedom School and how it raises funds to continue educating Mohawk students in all of the academic subjects while stressing the importance of keeping Mohawk language and tradit
This article tells how and why the Akwesasne Freedom School started. It includes interviews and photos from the 20th anniversary of the school. It mentions how a quilting group called The Piecemakers made and donated a quilt to be auctioned in order to help raise money for the school. Many other quilts were auctioned as well. There is a photo of The Thanksgiving quilt being auctioned and a photo of it being displayed with one of the 17 people (Karen Abrahamson) who worked on it. This was the second quilt that The Piecemakers made and donated. The first quilt was purchased by Ann Whisk from Akwesasne for $950. The Thanksgiving Quilt sold for $4,500. It was later destroyed in a house fire along with the Piecemakers third quilt.
Collection
- Piecemakers
- Piecemaker Quilts displayed at the American Indian Community House
- Poughkeepsie Journal article about The Piecemakers
- The Herald newspaper article about The Piecemakers.
- Poughkeepsie Journal article that includes a photo of three Piecemaker quilters.
- "Akwesasne Freedom School: Proving Sceptics Wrong for 20 Years" Indian Time article about the Akwesasne Freedom School with 9 photos
- "Square Deal For Mohawks" newspaper article
- Indian Time newspaper article "The Piecemakers sew their support, love, and respect" written by Barbara Gray including photos of their 2007 quilt.
- "The Piecemakers, quilting for a cause"
- "Activist quilting with the New Paltz Piecemakers"- Almanac Weekly - July 15, 2013
- "Akwesasne Freedom School Quilt Auction", Column 210, By Suzanne Labry (Suzy's Fancy) Quilts, Inc - We Are Quilts.
- "Akwesasne Freedom School completes virtual fundraiser" Newspaper Article
- Photos from: Akwesasne Freedom School's Two Days of Excitement
- Akwesasne Freedom School Flyer for 2022 Annual Dinner and Quilt Auction
- The Ahkwesahsne Freedom School 1998-1999 Photo
- Akwesasne Freedom School 32nd Annual Dinner and Quilt Auction Program
- Akwesasne Freedom School photo of students and teachers.
- 17 Some Current Past Piecemakers
- 1998 Piecemaker's Quilt: "Unity in Diversity: Symbols of Indigenous Peoples of the World"
- The 1999 Thanksgiving Quilt Booklet
- 2000 Quilt Booklet, The Storytelling Quilt
- 2001 Quilt Booklet
- 2002 Peaceful Visions Quilt for Kanatsiohareke
- 2002 Piecemakers' "Peaceful Visions" Quilt that was donated to the Akwesasne Freedom School
- "To Everything There is a Season", 2003 Piecemakers' quilt made for the Akwesasne Freedom School
- "To Everything There is a Season", 2003 Piecemakers Quilt donated to Kanatsiohareke
- 2004 Piecemakers Quilt for Kanatsiohareke, "All Creations Great and Small"
- Piecemakers, 2004, "All Creatures Great and Small" for Akwesasne Freedom School
- Piecemakers 2005 quilt donated to Kanatsiohareke, "Celebrations."
- Piecemakers 2005 quilt donated to the Akwesasne Freedom School, "Celebrations"
- Nature's Bounty, 2006 Piecemakers quilt