Background
Berry, Martha Katheryn was born on June 10, 1948 in Tulsa. Daughter of Grady L. and Katheryn Crews York.
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Martha Katheryn Berry
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Martha Katheryn Berry, American artist. Achievements include self-taught traditional Cherokee beadwork artist and teacher, and creator of traditional Cherokee beadwork patterns. Recipient 11-time award winner, Cherokee Heritage Center Museum, Tahlequah, since 2000, award, Five Civilized Tribes Museum, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 2004, 2006, Heard Indian Museum, 2005; Native American Community Scholars grantee, Smithsonian Institution, 2000.
Education
Student, University Tulsa, 1971—1972.
Career
Cherokee beadwork artist Berry Beadwork, Tyler, Texas, since 1993. Presenter in field.
Achievements
Membership
Registered tribal citizen Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, since 1948. Delegate Cherokee Nation Constitution Convention, 1999. Member of First Families Cherokee Nation, Cherokee Artists Association, Cherokee Cultural Society Houston, Cherokee National History Society, Rogers County Cherokee Association.
Connections
Married David V. Berry, December 24, 1972. Children: Christina R., Karen J.
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American
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Recipient 11-time award winner, Cherokee Heritage Center Museum, Tahlequah, since 2000, award, Five Civilized Tribes Museum, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 2004, 2006, Heard Indian Museum, 2005. Native American Community Scholars grantee, Smithsonian Institution, 2000.Recipient 11-time award winner, Cherokee Heritage Center Museum, Tahlequah, since 2000, award, Five Civilized Tribes Museum, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 2004, 2006, Heard Indian Museum, 2005. Native American Community Scholars grantee, Smithsonian Institution, 2000.