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Pamunkey Pottery: Keeping Traditions Alive with Allyson Gray and Anya Montiel
The Pamunkey are an Indigenous tribe of the Chesapeake region who have made pottery for thousands of years. Pamunkey potter Allyson Gray will speak about traditional pottery methods and how the Pamunkey have continued to preserve their culture, artistically and socially. Moderated by Smithsonian curator Anya Montiel.

Allyson Gray 

Allyson Gray, an enrolled citizen of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, has called the Pamunkey reservation home for most of her life. Her love of traditional pottery began in 2018 when elder potters reintroduced her to the artform. Along with practicing the craft, she ensures its cultural significance is preserved.

Anya Montiel

Anya Montiel is a curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Previously, she was Curator of American and Native American Women’s Art and Craft at the Renwick Gallery.