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Betty Gaedtke (Quapaw Nation) is a Quapaw elder, potter, and formerly served on the Quapaw Business Committee. She is a member of the Quapaw buffalo clan. Gaedtke's achievements have resulted in her being honored as an AARP recipient.

Pottery is one of the significant art forms of the Quapaw people ancestrally, however it went through a period of dormancy. Gaedtke has been a driving force in the revitalization of the Quapaw pottery tradition. This has included significant study of ancestral pottery, time invested into learning pottery techniques, and dozens of Quapaw community classes aimed at the revival of traditional forms, as well as many lectures and classes for other communities.

Gaedtke's pottery is featured in many locations including , the , , , , Museum, the , and others.

References

1. "About me and the Quapaw Nation", Quapaw Pots
2. "AARP Oklahoma Native American Elders Aware", Quapaw Pots
3. "Reviving an artistic tradition", Arkansas Democrat Gazette
4. "ISAS Indigenous Knowledge Lecture Series: Betty Gaedtke", ISAS Indigenous Knowledge Lecture Series
5. "Quapaw Pots Blog", Quapaw Pots
6. "We Do Still Exist, and We're Thriving", Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh

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