On Beaded Ground

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Lynette La Fontaine, "Kokuminawak Sakihitowin Kayas Ochi (Grandmas’ Love From Long Ago)," 2021

wool, seed beads, dyed caribou hair, dyed whitefish scales, (naming credit: Dianne Ludwig).

Fostering Indigenous Cultural

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ON Beaded Ground: Fostering Indigenous Cultural Practices through Museum Collections, 2021

Practices through Museum Collections

Moderated by Michelle Jacques

Thursday, September 9 2021 | 7-8:30 pm PDT

Online via Zoom | Register now

Join artists Daphne Boyer and Bev Koski alongside Dr. Maureen Matthews, Curator of Cultural Anthropology at the Manitoba Museum and Michelle Jacques, Head of Exhibitions and Collection and Chief Curator at the Remai Modern, as they discuss Indigenous beading and the role of museums in supporting Indigenous artists to connect with their histories.

On Beaded Ground explores the essential role of Indigenous women’s creative practices in the reclamation and renewal of culture, identity, stories and teachings. The beaded artworks in the exhibition carry stories. The materials, methods of making, designs and functions of beaded objects are languages particularly devised to transmit memories, legacies, and narratives between people across time and space.

This selection of works reflects the current proliferation of artists beading on the west coast and explores practices past and present. Featured artists include Margaret August (Coast Salish), Daphne Boyer (Metis), Cedar Circle Indigenous Leadership Group, Maxine Matilpi (Kwakwaka’wakw), Bev Koski (Anishinaabe), Lynette Lafontaine (Nehiyow/ Michif), Nicole Mandryk (Anishinaabe/Ukranian/Irish, UVic BA ‘19), Audie Murray (Michif), Teresa Vander Meer-Chasse (Upper Tanana), and Estrella Whetung (Anishinaabe, UVic PhD (ABD), MA ‘10, BA ‘08).

Curated by Lorilee Wastasecoot (UVic BA '17)