Indigenous Women's Arts Conference Features Dozens of Mohawk Artists

The Indigenous Women's Arts Conference, October 14-16 will have dozens of free workshops for Indigenous women like basketry, sewing, pottery, drum making, porcupine quilling and led by renowned artists Natasha Smoke Santiago, Carrie Hill, Nanci Ransom, Debbie Jacobs, and many more. The three-day event will take place at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Willis College and the St. Laurent Shopping Centre Ottawa.

Workshops will take place on Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15 at Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau. Workshops are also planned for Saturday, October 15 at Willis College. A massive Indigenous marketplace will take place at the St. Laurent Mall on Saturday and Sunday, October 16th, with dozens of Indigenous artists and special performances including throat singers, Métis Jiggers and Jingle/Hoop Dancers. Vendor space still available.

An Indigenous women's feast is set to take place on Friday and Saturday at the Canadian Museum of History. The feasts will be led by Akwesasronon, Jonel Beauvais, Mohawk Clan Mother Louise Herne, Feryn King, Theresa Bear Fox and the Akwesasne Women's Singers, soloist Mikayla Francis, and the Native North American Traveling College.

According to organizers, "Indigenous Women's Arts Conference exposes ancestors' property held in Canadian Museum of History archives. We will find our stuff in the archives. The collections, which take up 4 kilometers of shelf space, date from the 1860s to the present and consist of thousands of Indigenous archaeological specimens, sacred items, artifacts including basketry, regalia, beaded items, musical transcriptions and more."

Indigenous women will have the opportunity to tour, request and identify works created in Indigenous communities as part of the Indigenous Women's Arts Conference, Ottawa, October 14-16, 2022. The Tour of Archives includes "Identifying, Reclaiming and Revitalizing Indigenous Arts and Culture."

You may even request to see specific samples from your territory or of your art form. To request to see specific items, please go online https://indigenousartscollective.org/.../indigenous.../

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https://indigenousartscollective.org/register/