Julia F. Parker

Who is Julia F. Parker?

Julia Florence Parker is a Coast Miwok-Kashaya Pomo basket weaver, who studied with some of the leading 20th century indigenous Californian basketweavers: Lucy Telles; Mabel McKay, and Elsie Allen. Over the last 40 years, Parker has become one of the pre-eminent Native American basket makers in California. A respected elder of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and long-time resident of Yosemite Valley, Parker is prolific artist, teacher, and storyteller.