NWT Arts

Louisa Beaverho

Region:

North Slave

Community:

Whati

I started drawing when I was 11 or 12. I would visit with my grandmother and watch her work. She had a very unique way of making flowers with a strawberry in them. Her concentration made her so calm and focused. That’s when I would do my own drawings. I encouraged myself to keep going. Now I...

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Mary Jane Nigiyok

Region:

Inuvik Beaufort Delta

Community:

Ulukhaktok

I come from a large family of traditional artists. My mom started teaching me to sew when I was very young, aged seven or eight. We’d put work into the community craft shop. I improved in school; there would be an elderly lady who came in and taught us techniques. I make mitts, shoes/kamiks,...

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