Karole Dumont Artist Gallery Contact Karole Dumont I come from a long lineage of Metis artists, artisans, and seamstresses, and I enter the Northern Lodge’s “Golden Years,” I enjoy sharing the teachings I received with the younger generations. Being raised to the sound of a sewing machine, loom weaving and needle work feeds the creative […]
Dale Goulet Artist Gallery Contact Dale Goulet Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation My name is Dale, I was taken away from my family and heritage at a very young age. Luckily I reunited with my biological family later on in my twenties. My biological mother showed me a few things about beading before she passed away. Later on I […]
Alexandra Gaudet Artist Gallery Contact Alexandra Gaudet Mi’kmaq Aaniin! I am Mi’kmaq, my grandfather comes from Pictou, Nova Scotia. I currently live in and am connected to the Barrie, ON community. I am a new artist attending university to become a theatre practitioner and playwright. Due to the pandemic I have been unable to practice […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sharon Robinson Artist Gallery Contact Sharon Robinson Métis My name is Sharon Robinson, I live in Maple Ridge BC. I’ve always felt something was missing in my heart. Recently I’ve been doing our family tree and found out our grandfather was Métis living with my grandmother in Selkirk, Manitoba. The fact that we had indigenous […]
Melanie Gray Artist Gallery Contact Melanie Gray Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte She:kon! My name is Melanie Gray and I am from Tyendinaga (Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte). I began my creative journey learning the ‘daisy chain’ when I was 8 years old. Since then I have continued my curiosity with the creative […]
Pauline Gilley Artist Gallery Contact Pauline Gilley Mi’kmaq, Qalipu First Nations Pauline Gilley, Member of Qalipu First Nation. I am living in Corner Brook, NL but grew up in Sally’s Cove and Rocky Harbour, NL. I learned sewing from my Grandmother. She made seal skin boots and moccasins for her family. Although I never learned […]
Chantelle Henry Artist Gallery Contact Chantelle Henry Chippewa, Thames First Nation #42 Hello there, my name is Chantelle Henry I’m currently 25 years old living in a big city. I grew up on the rez untill the age 16/17. I left my home at young at due bad environment and to pursue academic studies. When […]
Leigha Turner Artist Gallery Contact Leigha Turner Ojibwe, Wasauksing First Nation My name is Leigha Turner, I am Ojibwe from Wasauksing, Parry Sound. I have loved art and creating things my whole life. I have gathered my skills through self exploration, workshops and my elders. Everything I create is made with love, and more than […]