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Charles M. Carrillo
Santero
Santa Fe, NM
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Delores Elizabeth Churchill
Haida cedar bark weaver
Ketchikan, AK
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Henry Gray
Blues piano player, singer
baton Rouge, LA
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Doyle Lawson
Gospel and bluegrass singer, arranger, Bandleader
Bristol, TN
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Esther Martinez
Native American storyteller
Ohkay Owingeh, NM
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Diomedes Matos
Puerto Rican luthier
Deltona, FL
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George Na'ope
Kumu Hula (Hula Master)
Hilo, HI
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Wilho Saari
Finnish kantelle player
Naselle, WA
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Mavis Staples
Gospel, rhythm and blues singer
Chicago, IL
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Nancy Sweezy
Folklorist
Lexington, MA
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Treme Brass Band
New Orleans Brass Band
New Orleans, LA
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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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