2022-23 Award Recipients
Summer Cycle
Mentor: Maria Nicholas (Passamaquoddy)
Student: Diora Sockabasin (Passamaquoddy)
Art Form: Beadwork
Mentor: Peter Neptune (Passamaquoddy)
Student: Darrin Dana (Passamaquoddy)
Art Form: Brown Ash and Sweetgrass Basketry
Mentor: Nancy LaCoote (Passamaquoddy)
Student: Maria Sockabasin (Penobscot)
Art Form: Beadwork
Mentor: Paula Love-Thorne (Penobscot)
Student: Elizabeth Tomer (Penobscot)
Art Form: Materials Selection (Brown Ash & Sweetgrass)
Winter Cycle
Mentor: Peter Neptune (Passamaquoddy)
Student: Darrin Dana (Passamaquoddy)
Art Form: Brown Ash and Sweetgrass Basketry
Mentor: Jennifer Neptune (Penobscot)
Student: Carol Dana (Penobscot)
Art Form: Brown Ash and Sweetgrass Basketry
Mentor: Barbara Giammarino (Penobscot)
Student: Hannah Ranco (Penobscot)
Art Form: Traditional Dance & Regalia
Mentor: Erica Allen (Passamaquoddy)
Student: Ava Lewey (Passamaquoddy)
Art Form: Beadwork
Mentor: Erica (Nelson) Menard (Penobscot)
Student: Marlene (Menard) Scheuchzer
Art Form: Basketry
Mentor: Richard Silliboy (Mi'kmaq)
Student: Maynard Marshall
Art Form: Basketry
2021 Award Recipients
Mentors: Jennifer Neptune (Penobscot) & Frances Soctomah (Passamaquoddy)
Student: Natalie Dana-Lolar
Art Form: Basketmaking
Mentor: Peter Neptune (Passamaquoddy)
Student: Darrin Dana
Art Form: Basketmaking
Mentor: Donna Meader-York (Passamaquoddy)
Student: Emma Levesque
Art Form: Moccasin making
Mentor: Jennifer Neptune (Penobscot)
Student: Faye Deconte
Art Form: Basketmaking
Mentor: Aron Griffith (Maliseet)
Student: Ever Griffith
Art Form: Birch bark work
Mentor: Maria Nicholas (Passamaquoddy)
Student: Mirage White
Art Form: Beadwork
2020 Award Recipients
Mentor: Dana Altvater (Passamaquoddy)
Student: Esther Anne
Art Form: Basketmaking
Mentor: Dale Dana (Passamaquoddy)
Student: Natalie Lolar
Art Form: Quill work & Basketmaking
Mentor: Kathy Mitchell (Passamaquoddy)
Student: Gwen Mitchell
Art Form: Bead work
Mentor: Tania Morey (Micmac)
Student: Mimique Joseph
Art Form: Basketweaving, Regalia, Hand Drums, Clay Sculpture
Mentor: Molly Jeanette Neptune (Passamaquoddy)
Student: Mischun Cornelius
Art Form: Basketmaking
Mentor: Peter James Neptune (Passamaquoddy)
Students: Darrin Dana & Kara Alexandra Neptune
Art Form: Basketmaking
Mentor: Donna Sanipass (Micmac)
Student: Kisuhs Stevens
Art Form: Basketmaking
Mentor: Sarah Sockbeson (Penobscot)
Student: Amanda Ennis
Art Form: Basketmaking
![Aron-Griffith-tree-basket-ME00386-1_sharpened.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/46617a_369d1471af4647d7869acbbc06fa8f4d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_491,h_519,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Aron-Griffith-tree-basket-ME00386-1_sharpened.jpg)
Aron Griffith, Maliseet birch bark artist
![Basket grouping.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/46617a_1921ae8f49e54278a28780551d27bffe~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_122,h_130,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Basket%20grouping.jpg)
Baskets by Sarah Sockbeson (Penobscot)
![Peter-Neptune_2022.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/566e89_f551a69d1f7c4fb6ac4d3a4a72caf0cf~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_263,y_0,w_893,h_998/fill/w_493,h_548,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Peter-Neptune_2022.jpg)
Peter Neptune (Passamaquoddy), brown ash basket