Photo: Todd Moe During the opening ceremony, Mohawk artist Marlana Thompson Baker and her daughter Kaiahtenhtas Thompson shared the history of indigenous beadwork and regalia, and the story of its ...

For many Mohawk people, wearing traditional clothing is a source of pride. It’s intricately crafted, often involving bright colors and delicate beadwork. In Akwesasne, one woman has been making ...

They're harder to come by compared to other Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) raised beadwork made by Mohawk families who travelled for ironwork, wild west shows and world fairs. A "Tuscarora Res ...

When her Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) community announced that it would ... It's why she decided to design an elaborate raised beadwork pattern filled with florals and birds, and ask community ...

Beadwork was first done with wampum (seashells ... The NEA project at the Iroquois Museum also includes individuals from the Mohawk, Seneca and Onondaga Nations who hail from the Six Nations ...

In a series of 1998 photographic prints featuring the Statue of Liberty and colourful Indigenous beadwork, Mohawk artist Shelley Niro adds text that begins: “In my culture/there are no monuments ...

They laugh, recalling the time when, on the way to see their show open in Montreal, they forced their bus driver to detour to a big Mohawk bead store. "It was in and out," reminisces Dolly Printup ...

Mohawk beadworker Sheila Escobar strives to connect her work and long-lost culture. Sheila Escobar is a Mohawk beadworker who makes a living traveling from craft show to craft show across New York ...

filmmaker and photographer began beading earrings for the significant women in her life. Inspired by her roots in Kenhtè:ke (Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory), Lisk took comfort in her custom ...

These courses run over a period of weeks and review topics covered in the school’s trades programs, such as small engine repair or traditional Mohawk beadwork. Iohahi:io prides itself on ...