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Walter "Super" LaBatte

Artist Walter ”Super” Labatte Jr. of the Pejuhutazizi Kapi.

Aired 03/29/2018

Postcards

Walter "Super" LaBatte

Clip: Season 9 Episode 6 | 12m 14sVideo has Closed Captions

Artist Walter ”Super” Labatte Jr. of the Pejuhutazizi Kapi.

Walter ”Super” Labatte Jr. of the Pejuhutazizi Kapi (the place where they dig for yellow medicine) has become known in native circles for his traditional process of tanning deer hides, making beaded moccasins, drums and his pasdayapi (corn soup). Postcards tells the story of how he overcame alcohol addiction and found purpose in life through learning and mastering traditional Dakota crafts.

Aired 03/29/2018

Postcards is a local public television program presented by Pioneer PBS

Production sponsorship is provided by contributions from the voters of Minnesota through a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, Explore Alexandria Tourism, Shalom Hill Farm, Margaret A. Cargil Foundation, 96.7kram and viewers like you.

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Quill Working

Video has Closed Captions

A quill working revival. (16m 9s)

Quill Working, Walter "Super" LaBatte

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Postcards is a local public television program presented by Pioneer PBS

Production sponsorship is provided by contributions from the voters of Minnesota through a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, Explore Alexandria Tourism, Shalom Hill Farm, Margaret A. Cargil Foundation, 96.7kram and viewers like you.

Margaret A. Cargill96.7 KRAM
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