ARTS Council Community Documentation Workshop

The ARTS Council is proud to share more updates from our third Community Documentation Workshop (CDW)!

The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes | December 19, 2025

This fall The ARTS Council and CDW participants have continued to work with Pottery Pete, helping to document Haudenosaunee pottery practices, including clay harvest and preparation, pit firing, and food preparation.

1. One of Peter’s apprentices, Cami Jones, being interviewed in the pottery studio of the Stanley “Sully” Huff Heritage Center on the Cattaraugus Territory of the Seneca Nation of Indians (SNI).
2. One of Peter’s apprentices, Brennan Johns, being interviewed in the pottery studio of the Stanley “Sully” Huff Heritage Center on the Cattaraugus Territory of the Seneca Nation of Indians (SNI).
3. Cami Jones prepares a pot to be cooked in by warming it on the fire’s edge. Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center.
4. Peter B. Jones tasting corn cooked over fire.
5. Peter B. Jones watching the fire in the Living Longhouse at the Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center.
   Photos 1 – 4: Courtesy of T.C. Owens. Photo 5: Courtesy of Cami Jones.