Lance Cardinal ᐊᐧᒐᐢᐠ , Director and CEO at Soulflame Creative Services First Nations artist, designer, and entrepreneur 2-Spirit, He/Him Cultural Origins: Bigstone Cree Nation, Wabasca-Desmarais, Alberta. Treaty 8 Territory Home community: Calling Lake, Alberta Resides in: Edmonton, Alberta Artist Name: … Read More
Corine Nielsen – Summer Winds Creations
Roots: Fishing Lake First Nation / Saddle Lake First Nation Now calls home: Edmonton Cory took the art of stained glass and put a twist of NATIVE into it. She’s been doing stained glass art for 30 years. The glass … Read More
MacKenzie Brown – Kamamak
Mackenzie Brown is a First Nations Cree woman from the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, currently residing in Amiskwaciwaskahikan, Edmonton. She is a performer, drummer, tourism entrepreneur, philanthropist and advocate for at-risk youth in the Edmonton area. Mackenzie and her mom … Read More
Tracy Bradley – Nikawiy Handmade
Tracy is a multi-disciplinary artist of Cree-Metis and European descent with family roots from Turtle Mountain, St. Paul de Metis and Red River Settlements. She creates jewelry, ribbon skirts, accessories, moss bags and moccasins using deer/moose hide, beads, sculpted … Read More
Vanessa Ruptash – Silarqi Beads
Vanessa Ruptash is an inuk from Nunavik, Quebec, living in Cold Lake, AB. She has been beading and sewing since she was eight years old. She works with beads, leather and seal skin making jewelry and mittens.
Rebecca Powder – Eagle Bone Whistle Arts & Crafts
Rebecca is from the Saddle Lake First Nation and the Samson Cree Nation and now calls Edmonton or amiskwacîwâskahikan home. She is a Cree woman, who enjoys giving life to her dreams through jewelry, art and beading. She and her … Read More
Tom Baril – EdmonTom’s Photograpy
Forgotten Moccasins Photo Project – Tom Baril got the idea for this project from the The Red Dress Project which raises awareness to the high number of missing or murdered Indigenous women. The Forgotten Moccasin photo project builds on the … Read More
Penelope Moon Walker
Penelope was born in Campbell River, BC, adopted to a non-Indigenous family in SummerLand, BC. She was always drawn to nature, water and horses and would sketch them on every piece of paper available. In 2002 she began her … Read More
Francis Whitford – Beadwork & Bannock
Frances Whitford is a Metis artisan whose pieces are made of moose hide, various types of furs and beadwork. Originally from Anzac, Alberta, she was raised largely by her grandparents Eva Mckenzie and Lawrence Whitford surrounded in the Metis culture. … Read More
Felice Gladue – Metis Alive
Felice Gladue of Metis ALIVE Roots: St. Laurent, MB Now calls home: Beaumont Felice Gladue is passionate about bringing our Metis history and culture ALIVE through engaging cultural learning experiences, high energy Metis dance workshops and a variety of traditional … Read More