Tracey Grienke
Tracey Grienke Artist Gallery Contact Tracey Grienke Peepeekisis Cree Nation, Alberta Tracey started her own apparel line, LET THEM PLAY, as a way to educate others on Indigenous culture. This inspiration to educate came from her own experience of relearning her history and heritage. Tracey hopes that by creating apparel that challenges colonialism and uplifts…
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Vanessa Brousseau Artist Gallery Contact Vanessa Brousseau Inuk, Ontario Vanessa is a family member and survivor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two Spirit. As an Indigenous woman, Vanessa has experienced abuse, neglect, racism and poverty. Vanessa’s business was created based on Elders providing her with their scrap seal fur and their belief…
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Drea Halfe Artist Gallery Contact Drea Halfe Saddle Lake First Nation, Alberta Drea is an Indigenous woman from Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, Canada. She now resides with her fiancée and two sons in Sherwood Park. As a teenager, Drea was first introduced to beading through her mother. She has always been known to love…
Read MoreMegan Merkley | Lakeside Designs Co.
Megan Merkley Artist Gallery Contact Megan Merkley Timiskaming First Nation, Ontario My name is Megan Merkley and my community is Timiskaming First Nation. My skills were learned by other Indigenous beaders on Treaty 9 territory where I currently reside. Through workshops and teachings, I was able to pick up the skill so that I can…
Read MoreJasmine Chowace-Caffyn
Jasmine Chowace-Caffyn Artist Gallery Contact Jasmine Chowace-Caffyn Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation My name is Jasmine Chowace-Caffyn and I am a Cree artist from Alberta. I am woodland Cree by blood on my Mother’s side, however, I am connected to the plains Cree through my partner’s family. This connection to my Cree heritage has inspired me…
Read MoreKristina Joe
Kristina Joe Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Kristina Joe Kwikwetlem First Nation, British Columbia My name is Kristina Joe, Stakaya (wolf). I am from Kwikwetlem First Nation. I am a proud 39 yrs old multi-cultured strong independent woman I am Coast Salish, Cree, Scottish and Swedish descendant. I have 3 sons with my husband/ best friend Percy Cunningham. I’m the…
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Julie Grenier Artist Gallery Contact Julie Grenier Kuujjuaq, Québec Julie Grenier is from Kuujjuaq, a small community in Nunavik, Northern Québec. She currently resides in Notre-Dame-de-l’ile-Perrot, a small community west of Montreal, with her husband and three children. Having an Inuk mother and a Francophone father, she was raised with both sets of values from…
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Aaren McNary Artist Gallery Contact Aaren McNary Samson Cree Nation, Alberta My name is Aaren McNary, I am a Plains Cree artist from Samson Cree Nation currently living in Red Deer, AB. I have always been interested in beading and was taught by my mother as a child. My Mother was a victim of the…
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Nicole Beauchamp Artist Gallery Contact Nicole Beauchamp Métis Nation of Ontario My name is Nicole Beauchamp, I am a member of The Métis Nation of Ontario and I currently reside in Wendover. I find solace in traditional and contemporary native crafts, and I’m inspired by my Métis Grandmothers. Each piece is uniquely hand-crafted in the…
Read MoreLizzie Mingeeak
Lizzie Mingeeak Artist Gallery Contact Lizzie Mingeeak Inuk, Ontario My name is Lizzie Mingeeak, I am an Inuk artist currently residing in Ottawa, ON. I learned a lot of my skills back in my hometown Iqaluit. Throughout my life, I’ve participated in a few cultural classes where they taught me how to sew mitts, parkas and…
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