Gail Braun

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | September 10, 2020
Gail Braun, beadwork, Reader, patches, moccasins, lanyards, crafts, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Gail Braun Artist Gallery Contact Gail Braun Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation My name is Gail Braun, I am a member of the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation in Northern Manitoba. I grew up in South Indian Lake MB, watching women in our community beading and sewing. Eventually I was taught by several woman how to bead vamps. Over…

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Cheyenne McGinnis

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | September 10, 2020
Cheyenne McGinnis, beadwork, beader, pyrography, painting, painter, leatherwork, fine art, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Cheyenne McGinnis Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Cheyenne McGinnis Kainai/Saddle Lake First Nation I am a Blackfoot/Cree Woman learning and living on the West Coast of British Columbia, in unceded Salish Territory. My work is inspired by the Land, the Water, the Air. I use my art to speak to my experiences living as an Indigenous…

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Jennifer Bowles

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | September 10, 2020
Jennifer Bowles, beadwork, beader, handmade, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Jennifer Bowles Artist Gallery Contact Jennifer Bowles Nekaneet First Nation I am Cree from Nekaneet First Nation outside of Maple Creek, SK. I learned how to bead in early 2019 at Miywasin Friendship Centre here in Medicine Hat, AB, where I’ve lived for most of my life. I feel a very strong connection to my Indigenous culture,…

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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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Theresa Burning

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | August 21, 2020
Theresa Burning, beader, beadwork, jewelry, quillwork, quills, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Theresa Burning Artist Gallery Contact Theresa Burning Seneca/Ojibway My name is Theresa Burning and I’m Seneca/Ojibway. My grandmother who raised me and my siblings taught me how to bead. I started beading in my late teens and didn’t get serious about it until I reached my 30’s. I do beading and quilling in my spare…

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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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Shannon Souray

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | July 27, 2020
Shannon Souray, beader, beadwork, jewelry, quillwork, quills, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Shannon Souray Artist Gallery Contact Shannon Souray Métis I am Metis from Fishing Lake Metis Settlement. I am a teacher and artist; I am a songwriter and singer and I also bead earrings and create other artful works according to my Cree heritage. Buy their work… Please contact artist for any inquiries. Contact Artist Email…

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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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