Nettie Kuneki Jackson

(American | Yakama Nation | Klickitat (born 1942, died 2013))

Native American artist Nettie Kuneki Jackson (Yakama and Klickitat, 1942-2013) is a celebrated and respected Klickitat basket maker, descended from a family of master basket weavers. The Klickitat people are from Central Washington and Oregon. Kuneki Jackson did not learn basket weaving until age thirty, as it seemed unimportant to modern life.