The Métis are often called ‘The Flower Beadwork People’ for their stunning floral designs worked out in beads or embroidery. Intricate decorations on clothing or tools had been long practiced by native peoples using a variety of materials such as dyed porcupine quills, shells, moose hair tufts and so on. Read more…
The Odawa pow-wow was awesome…a little soggy, but nothing we couldn’t handle. It was a very laid back pow-wow and all of the kids felt very comfortable dancing during the inter-tribal songs and round dances. My sewing skills are frankly pathetic so I broke down and did the unthinkable…I purchased Read more…
We haven’t done much pow-wowing since we moved East, other than the McGill pow-wow put on by First People’s House. That pow-wow is great, but it’s really more of a small gathering which reclaims a bit of space on University grounds and tends to attract a lot of gawkers. So Read more…