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The Manitoba Métis Federation unveiled its newly acquired 142-piece collection on Wednesday in Winnipeg. The collection, ...
A trove of artifacts dating back two centuries — including silk- and quillwork, beaded jackets and fur stretchers — have ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A Métis saddle from the early 1800s is at the centre of an exhibit that opened last month at a Swiss museum, along with contemporary beadwork created by other Red River Métis artists.
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 ...
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.
(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 ...
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, ...
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.