Jill Simser

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | August 24, 2020
Jill Simser, beader, beadwork, craft maker, crafts, leatherwork, dreamcatchers, moccasins, earrings, barrettes, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Jill Simser Artist Gallery Contact Jill Simser Cree, Moose Cree First Nation Jill Simser is a proud Cree and is a member of the Moose Cree First Nation. She is a “sixties scoop” adoptee and over the years has reconnected with her biological family. Beading skills run in the family, her grandmother Jane was a…

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Fran Rogers | The BEAD Lodge

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | August 21, 2020
Fran Rogers, leatherwork, beader, beadwork, craft maker, crafts, moccasins, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Fran Rogers Artist Gallery Contact Fran Rogers Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation I am a Woodland Cree woman and a member of the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 8 Territory.  I am a mother of a daughter and a son and I enjoy sewing and beading regalia for them to dance in.  I enjoy the…

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Karen Starr Beauvais

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | August 21, 2020
Karen Starr Beauvais, beader, crafter, jewelry maker, dreamcatchers, medicine bags, sterling silver, jewelry, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Karen Starr Beauvais Artist Gallery Contact Karen Starr Beauvais Mohawks of Kahnawake My name is Karen Starr and I am a First Nations Mohawk of Kahnawake. Creating is in my blood and my hands were made for crafting, I have been sewing and painting from an early age. My grandmother was a beader and I…

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Sharon Robinson

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | August 8, 2020
Sharon Robinson, craft maker, crafts, jewelry, jewelry maker, dreamcatchers, sterling silver, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Sharon Robinson Artist Gallery Contact Sharon Robinson Métis Nation British Columbia My name is Sharon Robinson, I live in Maple Ridge BC. I’ve always felt something was missing in my heart. Recently I’ve been doing our family tree and found out our grandfather was Métis living with my grandmother in Selkirk, Manitoba. The fact that…

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Rose Moses

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | August 8, 2020
Rose Moses, beadwork, beader, craft maker, crafts, painter, painting, workshop, Ojibwe Jingle Dress Doll, facilitator, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Rose Moses Artist Gallery Contact Rose Moses Ojibwe, Henvey Inlet First Nation My name is Rose Moses. I am Ojibwe from the Henvey Inlet Band. I am a self taught artist and have drawn on the inspiration of other First Nations artists. I up cycle a lot of my materials when I am working on…

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Linda Peterson

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | August 8, 2020
Linda Peterson, basket maker, basketry, beadwork, beader, craft maker, crafts, quilling, quillwork, birch bark, jewelry, jewelry maker, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Linda Peterson Artist Gallery Contact Linda Peterson Michipicoten First Nation My name is Linda Peterson, I live in Wawa. My upbringing taught me to work with birch bark, sweetgrass and later on I taught myself beadwork, and other Indigenous crafts. Today I am retired, partner, mother, grandmother and great grandmother enjoying my life and creating…

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Pauline Gilley

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | August 5, 2020
Pauline Giley, crafts, craft maker, featherwork, jewlery, jewelry maker, leatherwork, painting, painter, woodworker, antler, dreamcatchers, medicine bags mittens, moccasins, seal skin , smudging feathers, talking sticks, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Pauline Gilley Artist Gallery Contact Pauline Gilley Mi’kmaq, Qalipu First Nations Pauline Gilley, Member of Qalipu First Nation. I am living in Corner Brook, NL but grew up in Sally’s Cove and Rocky Harbour, NL. I learned sewing from my Grandmother. She made seal skin boots and moccasins for her family. Although I never learned…

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Rachel Volkmann

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | July 19, 2020
Rachel Volkmann, beadwork, beader, crafts, craft maker, featherwork, jewelry, jewelry maker, mobiles, moccasins, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Rachel Volkmann Artist Gallery Contact Rachel Volkmann Mohawk, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory My name is Rachel Volkmann. I am Mohawk, born and raised in Tyendinaga by Mohawk parents. Through the years I have had many teachers, but mainly my parents. When I was a young girl, my mother was my first teacher and she taught me how…

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Bernice Collins-Shigwadja

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | July 18, 2020
Bernice Collins-Shigwadaja, apparel & clothing, bags & wallets, beadwork, beader, birch bark, crafts, craft maker, quilling, quillwork, ribbon skirts, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Bernice Collins-Shigwadja Artist Gallery Contact Bernice Collins-Shigwadja Wikwemikong First Nation My name is Bernice Collins-Shigwadja, I am an Ojibway from Wikwemikong Ontario. I have been creating crafts for many years, including beadwork, quill work, birchbark canoes, and now I currently am using native fabrics to sew ribbon skirts of all sizes, purses, men’s dress shirts,…

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Jennah Martens-Forrester | BannockBurrito

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | July 15, 2020
Jennah Martens-Forrester, BannockBurrito, beadwork, beader, crafts, craft maker, leatherworkk, hand drums, dreamcatchers, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Jennah Martens-Forrester Artist Gallery Contact Jennah Martens-Forrester Splatsin First Nation I am a Cree, Saulteaux, and Tarahumara woman born in Mohkinstsis but raised on the Splatsin Enderby Reserve while my mother attended University. My family on my grandmother’s side were horse traders from Treaty 4 near Maple Creek and the Cypress Hills. My Tarahumara family…

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