Christine Navarro Paul

rdf:langString Christine Navarro Paul

rdf:langString Christine Navarro Paul

rdf:langString Christine Navarro Paul

rdf:langString Charenton, Louisiana, U.S.

rdf:langString Christine Navarro Paul in 1908 displaying a woven cane mat outside her house

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rdf:langString Chitimacha basket maker

rdf:langString Joseph Auguste Navarro and Augustine Marguerite Pladner

rdf:langString Non-notable masters thesis, per WP:SCHOLARSHIP

rdf:langString Benjamin Paul

rdf:langString Christine Navarro Paul (December 28, 1874 – 1946), a member of the Native American Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana, was a celebrated basket maker and teacher. Beginning in her 20s, she led the efforts of the Chitimacha women to create and sell beautiful woven baskets made from dyed wild river cane. Through this work they were able to support the tribe both financially and politically. Christine Navarro Paul collaborated with several European American women, who acted as intermediaries for the marketing and sale of the baskets. The friendships that she developed with these women helped her to gain additional support for the Chitimacha tribe. She and her husband, Benjamin Paul, Chief of the Chitimacha, took care of orphans and other children in need in their community. Christine advocated for the establishment of a school within the community for Chitimacha children. In 1935, when the school was finally established, she became the lead teacher of basket weaving, which helped to ensure that the skills and artistry needed to continue to create Chitimacha baskets would not die out. Christine Navarro Paul died in 1946.