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A trove of artifacts dating back two centuries — including silk- and quillwork, beaded jackets and fur stretchers — have ...
The Manitoba Métis Federation unveiled its newly acquired 142-piece collection on Wednesday in Winnipeg. The collection, ...
The moccasins made for Pope Francis are steeped in meaning. The flowers are beaded in the colours of the Vatican and surrounded by the red, white and blue of Métis flags.
From left: Felted beaver top hat, circa 1840-50; Moccasins, 1890-1920, Métis-Cree, Lake Winnipeg, Western Canada; Métis sash, L’Assumption, Quebec. Photo by DARREN STONE / TIMES COLONIST ...
(ANNews) – Tracy and Candace Lussier are the mother-daughter-duo behind the culturally enchanting and artistically mesmerizing clothing and accessory pieces that have become identifiably part of ...
Caron was wearing a traditional handmade beaded jacket that was made for the audience, and members of the Metis delegation presented Francis with a pair of red, beaded moccasins. World She ...
It may be a bit late in the year to don a poppy, but Métis people in Manitoba are coming together to learn how to bead the red and black flower as a way to honour veterans, especially those who ...
Beautifully beaded cultural pieces will return to Indigenous homes and communities, all thanks to a Manitoba Métis beadwork artist who hopes her “rematriation” project helps families reclaim ...
Members of the Métis National Council gave Pope Francis a set of beaded moccasins and asked him to walk with them on the path of truth, justice and healing of Canada's indigenous communities and their ...
Water Song is comprised of hundreds of thousand of bead-like dots, set on a black background, ... The memorial incorporates almost 2,000 pairs of moccasin vamps, ...
She started selling her beadwork at around 16-17 years old to the community around her. In the summer, she would bead as often as possible and then sell her beaded work throughout the year. When she ...
Among the grandmothers are tobacco pouches, watch pockets, beaded caribou-hide dancing shoes, smoking hats, a child’s beaded jacket, Métis sashes, a beaver top hat, a fiddle.