Aaren McNary

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | November 9, 2022
Aaren McNary, Beadwork, jewelry, moccasins, ribbon skirts, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

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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Kaija Heitland | Indigenous Nouveau

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | June 29, 2022
Kaija Heitland, beadwork, quillwork, moccasins, fabric design, classes, beadwork kits, teaching, traditional skills sharing, workshop facilitator, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Kaija Heitland Artist Gallery Contact Kaija Heitland Métis Nation of British Columbia My name is Kaija Heitland and I am a Métis woman living on Vancouver Island, on the traditional lands of the Cowichan tribes. I belong to the Cowichan Valley Métis Community and was born in Thunder Bay. The Métis side of my family comes…

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Dawn Ashcroft

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | May 13, 2022
Dawn Ashcroft, Ribbon skirts, ribbon shirts, beaded pins, regalia, moccasins, mittens, dreamcatchers, acrylic paintings, beadwork, pine needle baskets, birch bark baskets, sweetgrass baskets, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Dawn Ashcroft Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Dawn Ashcroft Mitaanjigamiing First Nation My name is Dawn Ashcroft, I am an Anishinaabe-kwe from the Traditional Anishinaabe Territory of Treaty 3 with mixed ancestry of Welsh descent. I’ve had very few formal teachers due to the very early passing of my maternal Grandmother who was murdered. I am…

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Tobias Clarke

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | January 6, 2022
Tobias Clarke, Moccasins, Beadwork, Haudenosaunee Raised Beadwork, Acrylic Painting, Painter, Drums, Jewelry, Crafts, Medicine Bags, Quill Work, Author

Tobias Clarke Artist Gallery Contact Tobias Clarke Métis Nation of Ontario My name is Tobias Clarke – Niish Miigwanag, I am a verified citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario. I was born in North Western Ontario in a small town called Dryden. My knowledge of my ancestors were deeply hidden for many years in…

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Leia Jody

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | January 6, 2022
Leia Jody, Fashion Designer, Apparel & Clothing, Menswear, sewing, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Leia Jody Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Leia Jody Little Red River Cree Nation My name is Leia Jody, I am a Woodland Cree woman born and raised in Northern Alberta. I have 30+ years experience in hand stitching. I have learned other techniques from my mother and an elder woman in home economics in the…

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Autumn Maracle | Rain Makes it Simple

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | January 18, 2021
Autumn Maracle, beadwork, moccasins, jewelry, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Autumn Maracle Artist Gallery Contact Autumn Maracle Mohawks, Tyendinaga I am Rain and I loved watching my great gramma make moccasins at her table, and playing with the beads and beadwork as a small child. I grew up always knowing I wanted to make crafts and things more than anything else and was always making something…

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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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Matricia Bauer

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | May 20, 2020
Matricia Bauer, Indigenous artist, beader, beadwork, drum maker, drums, hats, jewellery, moccasins, painter, painting, first nations, indigenous arts collective of canada, pass the feather.

Matricia Bauer Artist Gallery Contact Matricia Bauer Prairie Cree, Sturgeon Lake First Nation Matrcia is a singer, songwriter, musician, drummer and an artist. Matricia teaches drum making, leather binding and many more traditional arts and craft workshops. She also has her own jewelry line where she infuses First Nations aspects of her culture into modern…

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Suzan Kostiuck

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | May 20, 2020
Suzan Kostiuck, Indigenous artist, painting, painter, moccasins, bead work, beader, first nations, indigenous arts collective of canada, pass the feather.

Suzan Kostiuck Artist Gallery Contact Suzan Kostiuck Acho Dene Koe, British Columbia Suzan is a Canadian Dene artist living on Vancouver Island, B.C. She started painting 15 years ago while living in Alberta. Her work is inspired by her cultural environment and also by contemporary artists Judy Hintz Cox and James Lavadour. Suzan has worked…

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Marlana Thompson

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | January 7, 2020
Marlana Thompson, Indigenous artist, beader, bead work, jewellery, moccasins, sewing, regalia, ribbon skirts, first nations, indigenous arts collective of canada, pass the feather.

Marlana Thompson Artist Gallery Workshop Contact Marlana Thompson Mohawk, St. Regis Mohawk Reservation Marlana Thompson is Mohawk from the Wolf Clan. She was born and raised in Akwesasne, where she lives with her husband, Wayne Baker and their children.  She has been sewing, beading and creating pieces of art since she was seven years old,…

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