Tribute to Takelma Elder Agnes Baker Pilgrim (Grandma Aggie) Part 1
Channel: Ramp Up Your English
Date: 29/02/2020

This tribute is for a Takelma elder who passed away in November of 2019. Agnes Baker Pilgrim was a founding member of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmother, and was Keeper of the Sacred Salmon Ceremony in the Rogue River Watershed. She passed away at age 95. This tribute program is an episode of Adventures in Education on RVTV Voices (Rogue Voices). Producer/Host John Letz interviews Tish McFadden (Music Teacher and Author of Upriver to Morning) and Thomas Doty (Storyteller, Takelma member, Consultant, Author). This video includes words by Grandma Aggie, as well as others who knew her and her incredible, compassionate work.