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Rosa Elena Egipciaco
Mundillo-maker (Puerto Rican Bobbin Lace)
New York, NY
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Agnes "Oshanee" Kenmille
Salish beadworker and regalia maker
Ronan, MT
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Norman Kennedy
Scottish weaver, singer, storyteller
Marshfield, VT
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Roberto and Lorenzo Martinez
Hispanic musicians
Albuquerque, NM
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Norma Miller
African American dancer and choreographer
Las Vegas, NV
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Carmencristina Moreno
Mexican American singer, composer, teacher
Fresno, CA
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Ron Poast
Hardanger fiddle maker
Black Earth, WI
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Felipe I. and Joseph K. Ruak
Carolinian stick dancers
Tanapag Village, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islan
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Dr. Manoochehr Sadeghi
Persian santur player
Los Angeles, CA
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Nicholas Toth
Diving helmet builder
Tarpon Springs, FL
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Jesus Arriada, Johnny Curutchet, Martin Goicoechea, Jesus Goni
Basque (Bertsolari ) poets
San Francisco, CA; South San Francisco, CA; Rock Springs, WY
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In 1982 the National Endowment for the Arts established the
NEA National Heritage Awards as a way of honoring American folk artists
for their contributions to our national cultural mosaic. Modelled after
the Japanese "National Living Treasures" concept, the idea began with
Bess Lomax Hawes, then director of the Folk Arts Program. Since its inception,
over 300 artists have received the Heritage Award.
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