When the need is there, a community of seamstresses step up

Anna Arquette, Kahnawake, sewing masks for her community, family and friends.

Anna Arquette said, "This Dora one is for a sick girl. And Elders too, gotta watch out for them especially. My first love is sewing, besides my Hubby and boys! Lol".

In times like these, masks have become a necessity. Dyan Swamp made these colorful and practical masks.

Dawn King busy sewing masks.

Curtis White cutting out patterns to make masks.

Jolene Jackson sewing at Lenora's Customs Traditional Clothing shop. Many of the masks will go to community members who are high risk with health issues, cancer patients and their families, and to local essential business employees.

Thomas White preparing patterns for masks. In the lower front of the photo are hand sanitizers made with approved recipes with the addition of thieves oil.