Stephanie Craig

Owner of Kalapuya Weaving and Consulting, Co-Executive Director of Rooted Ways

Stephanie Craig is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Her people are Santiam and Yoncalla Kalapuya, Takelma Rogue River, Cow Creek Umpqua, Clackamas Chinook, Upper Chinook, Mohawk, and Métis. On her father’s side, she is Boston, or American.

She is a seventh-generation traditional basket weaver, culture keeper, and teacher. Stephanie carries the teachings of her grandmothers, master weavers, who passed down their knowledge through generations.

Stephanie holds a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on anthropology, western Oregon archaeology and cultures, folklore, and museum studies specializing in Indigenous collections management, education, and interpretation. She is the founder of Kalapuya Weaving and Consulting and the co-executive director of Rooted Ways: An Indigenous Cultural & Ecological Initiative, where she works to restore both land and lifeways for future generations.

She is a mother, wife, daughter, and community leader. She creates regalia, beadwork, and cultural belongings; she gathers medicines, teaches youth, and leads workshops that connect people back to the land and to ancestral knowledge. Her work is not just art—it is prayer, resilience, and continuation.

Stephanie stands in the strength of her ancestors, chosen to carry their knowledge and gifted the responsibility to share it. Guided by humility and love for her people, she walks with honesty and heart, ensuring that the ways of her old ones endure and thrive.