NWT Arts

Edith Mackeinzo

Region:

Sahtu

Community:

Deline

Traditional sewing is very important for our people. It’s a way we can show the world what our elders have taught us and what comes from our community.

I use patterns I got from my great grandma. Now my girls have those patterns, too.

I remember my grandma told me that if you don’t...

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Simon Kudlak

Region:

Inuvik Beaufort Delta

Community:

Ulukhaktok

I’ve lived in Ulukhaktok for seven years. I come from a family of artists. For me, creativity felt like something inside of my stomach. Like a burning passion. I had to try to visualize it, on paper or on walls, to try to draw it out, or sew it, and try to make it real. I mainly sew, but I also...

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