Meet 2023 Heritage Award Honorees Butch and Louise Goings

In this episode, we head West to the Qualla Boundary, the land of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, where Luther “Butch” Goings and Lydia Louise Goings share a life of dedication to craft and culture. Butch was a student of the renowned carver Amanda Crowe, who received the North Carolina Heritage Award in the year 2000. Louise was taught by her mother, the white oak basketmaker Emma Taylor, who was among the first to receive the award in 1989. Today the couple are known for their mastery and teaching of Cherokee carving and basket making traditions, and for their steady, humble, commitment to service in their community. Get more information about the May 31 award ceremony here: Be sure to like and

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Meet 2023 Heritage Award Honorees Butch and Louise Goings is an episode from Arts Across NC by Arts Across NC.

This episode is 00:15:20 long.

This episode was published on May 15, 2023.

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