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Yvonne Walker Keshick has been awarded a National Heritage Fellowship for her exquisite (porcupine) quill work boxes. Come and hear more about her history and this fascinating Native craft.
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- ↑ "Historical Society Hosts Quill Artist Yvonne Walker-Keshick on August 4th". West Michigan Tourist Association. July 22, 2016. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.