Lydia and Emma Soctomah are Passamaquoddy weavers who represent the next generation of Wabanaki basketmakers.  The two sisters’ baskets draw inspiration from their grandmother, Molly Neptune Parker, and celebrate the cultural traditions of their community Motahkomikuk.  Their works feature flower top baskets and a family hallmark form that has been passed down for generations.  

Basketry was a major part of the family’s life, especially its matriarch Molly Neptune Parker, who passed the tradition on to her daughters and grandchildren.  Molly was a board member of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance, which offered community workshops where young and old were taught how to weave and braid sweetgrass.  Emma and Lydia participated in these events as well as spending time learning from their grandmother and other family members, including Geo Neptune.

Gallery – Lydia & Emma Soctomah, Passamaquoddy Basketmakers

Upcoming 2025 Wabanaki Winter Market (Saturday, December 13, 2025):

Organized by the Hudson Museum, the Wabanaki Winter Market is New England’s largest holiday gathering of Wabanaki artists. The annual December event features award-winning Wabanaki weavers as well as new artists representing the next generation of artists.

The event is supported in part by a grant from .

Location of the event: The (2 Flagstaff Road | 91¸£Àû)

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025 (from 9 am to 3 pm)

Contact: Gretchen Faulkner | Director, Hudson Museum (207.581.1904) For event updates, please visit:

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Jason Pardilla, Penobscot

Jason Pardilla, Penobscot is a photographer, guide, fisherman, and artist whose connection to
the Penobscot River is deeply ingrained in all aspects to his life. Jason’s photography focuses on
documenting the Wabanaki landscape. He shares his deep relationship with his Wabanaki
Homeland through his work, while seeking to advocate for the protection and preservation of
this special place for future generations.

Jason’s images showcase scenes of the river, the surrounding landscape, and birchbark canoes as well
as images of other places around the world that Jason has travelled to that are also connected
to water.

The Hudson Museum’s Minsky Culture Lab is currently featuring an exhibit of Jason’s images
taken through the lens of a ±è²¹²Ô²¹·Éá³ó±è²õ°ì±ð·É¾± (Penobscot). Water connects all of the images near
and far either by water itself or the craft utilized to travel by water. There are also images
where indigenous communities live by the water. These images reveal items used to provide
sustenance and places important to indigenous people. We share these places with all of
creation. Welcome to a new dawn.
°ì²õì±è²¹ (so you see)

Photos: Jason Pardilla – Penobscot Photographer

Upcoming 2025 Wabanaki Winter Market (Saturday, December 13, 2025):

Organized by the Hudson Museum, the Wabanaki Winter Market is New England’s largest holiday gathering of Wabanaki artists. The annual December event features award-winning Wabanaki weavers as well as new artists representing the next generation of artists.

The event is supported in part by a grant from .

Location of the event: The (2 Flagstaff Road | 91¸£Àû)

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025 (from 9 am to 3 pm)

Contact: Gretchen Faulkner | Director, Hudson Museum (207.581.1904) For event updates, please visit:

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David Lone Bear Sanipass, Mi’kmaq

David Lone Bear Sanipass is a Mi’kmaq Artist and Storyteller.  He comes from a family that is renowned for their basketry–a tradition that he grew up with in Aroostook County.  For over 50 years, David has made traditional Mi’kmaq Northern Block flutes. 

David learned to carve by watching his grandfather as a child.  He harvests white cedar that has been struck by lightning, which crystalizes the tree’s wood.  His flutes have a unique sound and tone and each is specially tuned to a song and melody that he knows.  David also paints and sketches as well as forges tools, such as knives and splint gauges for Wabanaki basketmakers.

Photos: David Lone Bear Sanipass – Artist and Storyteller

Photography by Andrew Estey and Lights Out Gallery

Upcoming 2025 Wabanaki Winter Market (Saturday, December 13, 2025):

Organized by the Hudson Museum, the Wabanaki Winter Market is New England’s largest holiday gathering of Wabanaki artists. The annual December event features award-winning Wabanaki weavers as well as new artists representing the next generation of artists.

The event is supported in part by a grant from .

Location of the event: The (2 Flagstaff Road | 91¸£Àû)

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025 (from 9 am to 3 pm)

Contact: Gretchen Faulkner | Director, Hudson Museum (207.581.1904) For event updates, please visit:

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