Sewing
Donna Georgina
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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Naomi Sarazin Artist Gallery Contact Naomi Sarazin Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation, Ontario Naomi Sarazin is an Anishinaabe artist and a member of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation. She learned to sew from her mom and grandma, and as a new mother herself, she has enjoyed creating ribbon skirts for her family, friends, and…
Read MoreMarianna Mishibinijima
Marianna Mishibinijima Artist Gallery Contact Marianna Mishibinijima Odawa Anishinaabe Kwe Band Member of Wikwemikong Ontario I grew up watching my great grandmother make the most beautiful quill boxes, that of which you don’t see too much of these days. I also watched my grandmother and mother work around the clock making mini birch bark canoes,…
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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…
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Selena Sawan Artist Gallery Contact Selena Sawan Cree, Treaty 8 Northern Alberta Hello! My name is Selena Sawan, and I am a self taught crafter from Woodland Cree First Nation of Treaty 8 Territory in Northern Alberta. I did not grow up knowing my bloodlines, traditions or culture, as my grandmother is a residential school…
Read MoreAshlynn Mayham
Ashlynn Mayham Artist Gallery Contact Ashlynn Mayham Tataskweyak Cree Nation, Manitoba I first learned to bead from my grandmother and mother. I remember as a little girl, sitting and watching my Kohkum and her sisters bead together. My grandma raised me during my early years, while my mom was away at school in the city.…
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Carrie Benyk Artist Gallery Contact Carrie Benyk Cree, Manitoba Carrie has lived in Manitoba all her life and is now recently retired. She is a self-taught artist but has been an avid painter since childhood. She enjoys creating cultural artwork such as moccasins, gauntlets and mitts, mini decoration drums, medicine bags, dreamcatchers, ribbon skirts, painted…
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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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Charlene Nuttycombe Artist Gallery Contact Charlene Nuttycombe Six Nations Reserve of the Grand River My name is Charlene Nuttycombe, I am a retired woman from the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve No. 40. I am a daughter of a survivor of the Mohawk Residential School and learned how to sew from my Mother.…
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Riannon Tsosie Artist Gallery Contact Riannon Tsosie Navajo My name is Riannon Tsosie, I’m a young Navajo artist from Arizona. My inspiration and creativity came from my grandparents growing up with them as a young girl. I’ve always seen my paternal grandmother make authentic Navajo jewelry and would sometimes assist her in her work and…
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