NWT Arts

Hazel Salopree-Mackay

Region:

South Slave

Community:

Hay River Reserve

I have found so much healing in my artwork. Beading allows me to spend time by myself and think about the best ways of living. It can bring back a lot of memories, but it also helps me leave all the bad things behind. What’s in the past stays in the past, and I can only do my best to continue...

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Arsenne Betsidea

Region:

Sahtu

Community:

Deline

My art is based on ancient techniques passed down to me by generations of Dene artists. My parents, as I prefer them, are my grandparents – Jane, my grandmother, a Sahtuotine, married a Tlicho man, Joe Rebesca, my grandfather. They raised and taught me these techniques and skills. I was also...

My art is based on ancient techniques passed down to me by generations of Dene artists. My parents, as I prefer them, are my grandparents – Jane, my grandmother, a Sahtuotine, married a Tlicho man, Joe Rebesca, my grandfather. They raised and taught me these techniques and skills. I was also...

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