CLAS First Nations Creations

Children's Ribbon skirts that I just finished, one will be going to my great granddaughter Aloura. The other will be put up for sale.

Elstow's Craft and Trade Show was postponed due to the weather and road conditions. It had been moved to possibly May 23rd.

Jeremy Hansen is off to the moon, and he’s bringing a piece of Turtle Island with him.

Ahead of the Artemis II mission, the Canadian astronaut is carrying a mission patch designed by Anishinaabe artist Henry Guimond, with guidance from Dave Courchene III (Sabe), Leader of the Turtle Lodge in Sagkeeng First Nation.

The patch reflects Hansen’s intent to carry Indigenous knowledge into space, rooted in teachings that have guided life on this land for generations.

The heptagonal design of the patch is anchored in the Seven Sacred Laws, ancestral teachings that shape how people live in relationship with each other and the Earth.

Each side represents a teaching carried by an animal: the buffalo (respect), eagle (love), bear (courage), the sasquatch (honesty), beaver (wisdom), wolf (humility), and turtle (truth).

Together, they form a system of balance, a way of walking through the world with responsibility, clarity, and purpose. Set against Guimond’s interpretation of the universe, the patch connects these teachings to the moon itself, long understood as a sacred relative tied to cycles, life, and time.

Artemis II marks the first crewed mission around the moon in over 50 years. This time, Indigenous knowledge is part of the journey.

I've seen earrings in this style and I wanted to bead some, so I dived straight in and produced my first pairs this week.

I worked on a couple of fedoras. I used A.I. to place them on models of varying ages so that people could view them in different ways. The grey fedora is beaded in red, black, grey and white. The black fedora is beaded using black, grey, blue and white beads. The fedoras are around 22 to 23 inches inside but have adjuster ribbons to make the hat fit tighter. I'm selling each fedora for 80 dollars. Prefer cash or e-Transfer

I'm honored to be a vendor for the AFCS Leadership Gathering at the Sheraton Cavalier today and tomorrow. I'm looking forward to sharing my beadwork and sewing as well as my eldest daughter's stunning wreaths and home decor with everyone.

My latest creation, inspired by the coming of spring.🌸

I'm just about finished, I need to make a forehead medallion and head band. This will be for my oldest great grandson. I had AI place the grass dance regalia on a first Nations boy to see what it would look like.
I had done the same for my great granddaughter's jingle dress. This is a new endeavor which I have never done, I'm just teaching myself. I have to complete one more grass dance regalia for my youngest great grandson. As I grow in my abilities and get more confident maybe I will create these for others.

This is going to be a huge event?

Just finished this hat / Fedora. I think it's beautiful. I hope someone who purchases it will love it too.