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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Joan Brant

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | August 8, 2020
Joan Brant, beader, beadwork, leatherwork, moccasins, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Joan Brant Artist Gallery Contact Joan Brant Tyendinaga Mohawk First Nation My name is Joan Brant, I was taught how to make moccasins by an Ojicree friend. I have been beading since childhood. The sealskin I use for the childrens wraps was gifted to me by a great aunt who wanted me to continue the…

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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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Leigha Turner

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | August 3, 2020
Leigha Turner, beadwork, beader, featherwork, leatherwork, dreamcatchers, moccasins, lanyards, jewelry maker, jewelry, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Leigha Turner Artist Gallery Contact Leigha Turner Wasauksing First Nation My name is Leigha Turner, I am Ojibwe from Wasauksing, Parry Sound. I have loved art and creating things my whole life. I have gathered my skills through self exploration, workshops and my elders. Everything I create is made with love, and more than selling…

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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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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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Doreen Somers-Cardinal

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | July 13, 2020
Doreen Somers-Cardinal, apparel & clothing, beadwork, beader, leatherwork, moccasins, regalia, ribbon skirts, hats, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Doreen Somers-Cardinal Artist Gallery Contact Doreen Somers-Cardinal Mohawk/Cree My name is Doreen Somers-Cardinal. My mother is from Tyendinaga and my father is from Chapleau Cree First Nation. I currently live in my husbands territory, Treaty #8. I am passionate about our traditions, culture and ceremony. I love to sew, whether I am beading or creating…

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