Terrol Dew Johnson revives O'odham traditions and advocates for traditional foods to help curb diabetes.
Carmen Duarte Terrol Dew Johnson, a Tohono O'odham basket weaver whose work is displayed in permanent collections in the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, was awarded $100,000 from the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation for his emerging art among craftspeople and artists across the country.
"My practice is rooted in the traditional techniques and cultural memory passed on by my mentors and community," said Johnson in a prepared statement announcing the award May 18."It is essential that my work carry the past and gather what is available in the present; whether that be technologies, tools, materials, or forms. All materials are from the land and I know the importance of giving back to the environment. This is what I have been taught and this is what I teach.
Johnson knows the importance of diet and exercise. In 1996, he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and doctors gave him facts about the progressive disease that can lead to amputation, blindness and kidney failure. He witnessed these facts living in Sells.
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