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  • Lillian Wright

    Region: 
    Inuvik Beaufort Delta
    Community: 
    Inuvik

    In my teen years, I learned to sew by observing other women in my community, bead and do embroidery work. Alot of them did such neat work, especially my aunt. By observing, they inspired me to take pride in my work, too.

    One desire that I had was to learn the art of tufting with caribou...

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  • Emily Squirrel

    Region: 
    South Slave
    Community: 
    Fort Providence

    I started beading when I was about 14 years old. About 20 year later, I picked up moose hair tufting and moose hide tanning. I was born and raised in Fort Providence and learned how to create traditional arts through relatives. I think I enjoy beadwork the most though. A lot of my designs are...

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