Rose Mckenzie-McLeod from Amechwespimowin sask, Lac La Ronge Indian band member. My late grandmother and my mother taught me how to bead at a young age growing up in the trapline, I didn't do bead work for many years I recently started beading again and some of the earrings that are made of birch represent healing, healing medicines that we use to strengthen our mind, body and spirit and protection for our sacred indigenous women.