Sewing and Regalia
Melissa Roberts
Melissa Roberts Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Melissa Roberts Attawapiskat, Ontario Melissa Roberts is Chippewa (Ojibwe Nation), Swampy Cree and Mohawk. Melissa learned her skills starting at a young age. Her Cree side of the family ware crafters and she was inspired to make things all the time. Her skills really flourished at various Indigenous camps…
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Donna Georgina Artist Gallery Contact Donna Georgina Ojibway, Garden River First Nation Boozhoo, my name is Donna Georgina. I am an Ojibway grandmother and a member of Garden River First Nation. I envision, design, and create ribbon skirts, shirts, shawls, and aprons. These garments are designed to promote and showcase what is an important part…
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Samantha Stevens Artist Gallery Contact Samantha Stevens Anishinaabe, Nipissing First Nation Samantha is an Indigenous, Anishinaabekwe Grandmother, and mother. She resides in Nipissing First Nation, Robinson Huron Treaty. While most of Samantha’s artistry has been self taught, she has had a lot of inspiration from her parent’s, grandparents, friends and Elders. As a child she…
Read MoreMoni Garr
Moni Garr Artist Gallery Contact Moni Garr Onkwehonwe/Kanien’kéhake, Akwesasne My mother (Akwesasneron) taught me raised beadwork in the 1970s. She learned from her aunt in Akwesasne. It is an art that has been passed down many generations in Akwesasne. I have since learned how to improve and hone my own techniques and find inspiration from…
Read MoreAaren McNary
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…
Read MoreDawn Ashcroft
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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Cher Trudeau Artist Gallery Contact Cher Trudeau Sagamok Anishinawbek First Nation Cheryl K. Trudeau is an Anishinabe CIS woman from Sagamok Anishinawbek First Nation, whose parentage comes from Wikwemikong Unceded First Nation and Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. Cheryl is an artist born and raised in Toronto, ON. As a child, she drew…
Read MoreLisa Charette
Lisa Charette Artist Gallery Contact Lisa Charette Wiikwemkoong Unceded First Nation My name is Lisa Charette, I am an Anishnaabe artist from Wiikwemkoong living in Ottawa. Following in my late mother, Mary Jane’s footsteps, I have been making one-of-a kind creations for over 25 years, including custom made regalia, ribbon shirts and skirts, beadwork, and…
Read MoreJennifer Taback | Nokonanamis
Jennifer Taback Artist Gallery Contact Jennifer Taback Shawanaga First Nation My name is Jennifer Taback, I am from Shawanaga First Nation. I have been a professional designer for over 10 years. Currently, I am exploring the links between traditional art and digital methods of expression, especially beadwork in relation to jewelry and design. As an…
Read MoreMisty Fredericks
Misty Fredericks Artist Gallery Contact Misty Fredericks Six Nations of the Grand River She·kú ~ I am Onʌyoteˀa·ká· from Six Nations of the Grand River, living on the West Coast of Turtle Island. I am a Sixties Scoop Survivor and one of the ways I am reclaiming my cultural identity is to create art. I…
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