Lynda Teller Pete, Keynote Speaker: Enduring Beauty: Weaving a Diné Family History.

This presentation was delivered at the Weave A Real Peace (WARP) Annual Meeting in May 2024. For more about WARP, please visit: www.weavearealpeace.org

Navajo tapestry weaver Lynda Teller Pete is originally from the Two Grey Hills, Newcomb, NM areas of the Navajo Nation, and she now lives in Denver. Weaving is a legacy in the Teller family. For over seven generations, her family has produced award-winning rugs in the traditional Two Grey Hills regional style. Along with her weaving, Lynda is collaborating with fiber art centers, museums, universities, fiber guilds and other art venues to educate the public about Navajo history and the preservation of Navajo weaving traditions. Lynda and her sister Barbara wrote Spider Woman’s Children, Navajo Weavers Today and How To Weave a Navajo Rug and Other Lessons from Spider Woman. Lynda’s Keynote presentation is entitled, Enduring Beauty: Weaving a Diné Family History.