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Clay Pipe Making
Clip: 1/13/2026 | 2m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Learn the traditional art of clay pipe making with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe.
At the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Alcoholism and Chemical Dependency Program's clubhouse, participants and staff come together to learn the traditional art of clay pipe making. Guided by an experienced instructor, participants have the opportunity to craft their own pipes while exploring their cultural history. Courtesy of @AkwesasneTV
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WPBS Weekly: Inside the Stories is a local public television program presented by WPBS
WPBS Weekly: Inside the Stories
Clay Pipe Making
Clip: 1/13/2026 | 2m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
At the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Alcoholism and Chemical Dependency Program's clubhouse, participants and staff come together to learn the traditional art of clay pipe making. Guided by an experienced instructor, participants have the opportunity to craft their own pipes while exploring their cultural history. Courtesy of @AkwesasneTV
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So I would say we could clean that up a little bit.
It's a really good conversation starter with these are sacred pipes and so we're supposed to have that respect for our sacred tobacco.
And then being a youth, it's a good way to teach them how to live a good, healthy, clean life.
I think it's a good way to transition into the cultural teachings and these different art forms that our people hold.
I find it's really important.
I think it's when like you see, not everyone takes to the pottery.
It can be very difficult, but every once in a while you'll see.
You just see it.
They get really drawn to, they get lost in their work and they really enjoy it.
They love it.
And I like when I get a lot of questions and they're really into the history and the culture surrounding the pipes.
Here at the Clubhouse, we believe that our culture is super important.
That's one of our program manager's biggest drives to work here is to make sure that our culture is reestablished into our youth.
Who is our future?
The class was really awesome.
Our instructor went very in depth about the history of clay with our people from pipes to pottery, and then the transition from losing information about clay and then kind of reestablishing into our youth.
So it was really awesome.
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