Mattinaway Chakasim just turned 13 years old. Mattinaway is Mushkego Cree, born in Moose Factory in 2007 and raised in Moosonee, Ontario. She is a member of Attawapiskat First Nation. Mattinaway is the youngest of three girls in a woman only household. She has been homeschooled all her life and has deve...
Nicole Watts is a Cree artist from rural Bella Coola, British Columbia. Watts’ remote upbringing and her Plains Cree heritage continues to inspire her work. Being born and raised in a rural community she developed a close connection to nature and wildlife. Watts has done wildlife rehabilitation with som...
Images above are from the series: “The Seven Stages of Life” by Joseph Sagaj The Seven Stages of Life The images of the “Seven Stages of Life” are inspired by the “Seven Grandfather Teachings”, “Seven Colors”, and “Seven Clans”. These paintings are merely a glimpse, a personal reflection and...
Jay Soule is a multimedia artist from the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation in Ontario. Soule, who is of Chippewa and Lebanese descent, creates art under the name “Chippewar”; a play on the words “Chippewa” and “warrior”. Splitting his time between several styles o...
Todd is Onondaga Wolf Clan from the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve born May 10th 1978. He is the grandson of the late Chief Jake Thomas Senior, whom is widely known for Haudenosaunne teachings. Many of Todd’s family members are also carvers. Todd began carving soapstone at the age of 7. He start...
Guided By our Teachings | Loretta Gould Loretta Gould is a Mi’kmaq artist from Cape Breton island. She is a mother of six. Her mother was a seamstress and she inherited her sewing machine after she passed. Gould has quilted for 15 years, and had been art quilting for four. One winter day her sewing mach...
Pink Sparkle | Daisy Ruiz Daisy Ruiz is a freelance illustrator from the Bronx, New York. Recently graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a BFA, Daisy’s work mainly consists of indigenous Mexican culture. It’s because of this that she is in La Raza Anthology: Unidos y Fuertes is a colle...
G’Zaagin: The Love of Traditional Indigenous Art | Image source: G’Zaagin Art Gallery Raised in Wasauksing First Nation, Tracey Pawis overcame many challenges in her life to get to where she is today – a community organizer who promotes Indigenous culture and the owner of G’zaagin Art...
Aabaakawad Anishinaabewin (Reviving Everything Anishinaabe) 22″ x 28″, Acrylic on Canvas, 2015 | Image Source: www.christibelcourt.com Christi Belcourt (b. 1966) is a Michif (Metis) visual artist and author whose ancestry originates from the Metis historic community of Manitou Sakhigan (Lac Ste. Anne) A...
Biography Jay Bell Redbird was born August 31, 1966 in Ottawa, Ontario. He is the son, of proud parents Elaine Bell (late) and Duke Redbird. He is a member of the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve and currently lives in Toronto. He is a parent to seven children whom he dedicates his paintings to. I pai...
