Products

Louis Riel Wool Sash (Med) 240cm long 15cm wide 30cm fringes at both ends.

This sash is hand-made on a loom using alpaca wool. Its design is a replica of the Coventry style sash which Louis Riel wore circa 1860. His original sash is currently on display at the Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum.

Few figures in Canadian history have attained such an iconic status as Louis Riel. Celebrated Métis poet Gregory Scofield takes a fresh look at Riel in his new collection, Louis: The Heretic Poems, challenging traditional conceptions of Riel as simply a folk hero and martyr. By juxtaposing historical events and quotes with the poetic narrative, Scofield draws attention to the side of the Métis leader that most Canadians have never contemplated: that of husband, father, friend and lover, poet and visionary.

Scofield also uses the collection to raise attention about the more crucial historical events of Riel’s lifetime–such as the Manitoba Resistance and the Northwest Resistance at Batoche–in order to illuminate the history of western Canadian Métis people and their struggles toward recognition. Scofield also examines Riel’s own poetry, most of which was devoted to exploring religious themes. Accordingly, religious imagery features strongly in the collection, complemented by a poetic voice that is rhythmic, repetitious, and lush with potent symbolism and simple, powerful images.

ISBN: 978-0-88971-262-1
Author: Gregory Scofield

Lynette La Fontaine Large Carry All Bag Collection

9.5" x 12" 

Denim lined zippered makeup bags featuring printed artwork. Made from durable canvas with ykk zipper and inner pocket, there’s many ways you can use your printed makeup bag.

Features:

-Denim Lined: Indigo demin lining provides a soft structure for your carry-all.
-Vibrant printed canvas: 100% polyester textured canvas shell withstands everyday use while looking great.
-Inside Pocket- Inner pocket in denim help you stash your smaller items.
-Metal Zipper: Choose from long-lasting nickel or brass zippers to suit your artwork.
-Vegan Leather Pull Tab Side pull tab gives you extra grip on your carry-all.

Denim lined zippered makeup bags featuring printed artwork. Made from durable canvas with ykk zipper and inner pocket, there’s many ways you can use your printed makeup bag.

Features:

-Denim Lined: Indigo demin lining provides a soft structure for your carry-all.
-Vibrant printed canvas: 100% polyester textured canvas shell withstands everyday use while looking great.
-Inside Pocket- Inner pocket in denim help you stash your smaller items.
-Metal Zipper: Choose from long-lasting nickel or brass zippers to suit your artwork.

12"x7" and 6" wide 

Denim lined zippered makeup bags featuring printed artwork. Made from durable canvas with ykk zipper and inner pocket, there’s many ways you can use your printed makeup bag.

Features:

-Denim Lined: Indigo demin lining provides a soft structure for your carry-all.
-Vibrant printed canvas: 100% polyester textured canvas shell withstands everyday use while looking great.
-Inside Pocket- Inner pocket in denim help you stash your smaller items.
-Metal Zipper: Choose from long-lasting nickel or brass zippers to suit your artwork.
-Vegan Leather Pull Tab Side pull tab gives you extra grip on your carry-all.

8"x 10.5"

Authentic Lynette La Fontaine Small Expandable Blue Flower Bag

Designed by Lynette LaFontaine. Denim lined zippered carryall bags featuring printed artwork.

Features:

-10 x 8" Denim Lined: Indigo denim lining provides a soft structure for your carry-all.
-Vibrant printed canvas: 100% polyester textured canvas shell withstands everyday use while looking great.
-Inside Pocket- Inner pocket in denim help you stash your smaller items.
-Metal Zipper: Choose from long-lasting nickel or brass zippers to suit your artwork.

Maddy’s Sash,  by Marion Gonneville is a 10 chapter book suitable for 8-12 with illustrations by Kate Boyer and includes Michif words and glossary. This is the story of a young girl who connects with her Métis roots while she spends time with her Moshôm, Kohkom and their special dog Max. Maddy has many adventures at her grandparents’ farm in northern Saskatchewan, including an exciting berry picking adventure, a dramatic canoe trip, and a rollicking barn dance. 

maskisina: A Guide to Northern-Style Métis Moccasins is a follow-up to the highly successful wapikwaniy: A Beginner’s Guide to Metis Floral Beadwork. Much likewapikwaniy, maskisina guides readers, step-by-step, on how to create their very own moccasins. It contains detailed photographs along with each step and also includes a DVD tutorial. It also includes a historic overview of moccasins by Sherry Farrell Racette. Patterns for cutting the correct sizes for the soles and vamps are included in the book.

ISBN: 978-1-926795-11-9
Author: Gregory Scofield and Amy Briley
Grade Level: Secondary/Post Secondary/Adult

Based on Métis artist Christi Belcourt’s painting “Medicines to Help Us,” this innovative and vibrant resource honours the centuries-old healing traditions of Métis women. For this stunning set of twenty-seven gallery-quality prints and accompanying companion booklet, Christi Belcourt fuses her evocative artwork with Indigenous Traditional Knowledge and Western Science. With contributions from Métis Elders Rose Richardson and Olive Whitford, as well as key Michif phrases and terminology, Medicines to Help Us is the most accessible resource relating to Métis healing traditions produced to date.

ISBN: 978-0-920915-79-0
Author/Illustrator: Christi Belcourt
Translators: Laura Burnouf and Rita Flamand
Elder Validation: Rose Richardson
Awards: Nominated—2008 Book of the Year, Publishing, and First Peoples Publishing,
Saskatchewan Book Awards

Based on Métis artist Christi Belcourt’s painting “Medicines to Help Us,” this innovative and vibrant resource honours the centuries-old healing traditions of Métis women. For this stunning set of twenty-seven gallery-quality prints and accompanying companion booklet, Christi Belcourt fuses her evocative artwork with Indigenous Traditional Knowledge and Western Science. With contributions from Métis Elders Rose Richardson and Olive Whitford, as well as key Michif phrases and terminology, Medicines to Help Us is the most accessible resource relating to Métis healing traditions produced to date.

ISBN: 978-0-920915-79-0
Author/Illustrator: Christi Belcourt
Translators: Laura Burnouf and Rita Flamand
Elder Validation: Rose Richardson
Format: Prints and Book, English/Île-à-la-Crosse Michif/Michif-Cree
Awards: Nominated—2008 Book of the Year, Publishing, and First Peoples Publishing,
Saskatchewan Book Awards

Medium Dark Times sash (210cm x 12cm)

Medium Arrow Pattern- (210cm x 12cm). This design first appeared around the time of the first Carnaval de Québec in the late 1950s and has since been adopted by many different festivals and organizations. Due to its widespread use, this is the most recognized sash. .Contrary to popular belief, this sash was never used by a traditional fur trader or bison hunter.

The Métis Alphabet Book Study Prints is the companion volume to Joseph Jean Fauchon’s children’s book The Métis Alphabet Book. This resource contains background information about each topic listed, Michif-Cree words and terms, and a bibliography. Prints are 9″ x 12″.

The holiday season has always been a very special time for Métis families.  A family-oriented people, the Métis often didn’t have money to buy expensive presents, but instead made practical items with much love.  In this spirit, award-winning author and illustrator, Leah Marie Dorion takes readers back to the Métis tradition of making mittens for loved ones. Métis Christmas Mittens is a touching ode to Métis family life is accompanied by Leah’s distinctive and evocative art.

ISBN: 978-1-926795-79-9
Author and Illustrator: Leah Marie Dorion
Translator: Norman Fleury
Grade Level: Primary
Format: Book

Learn Michif words with this fun filled colouring and activity book By Earlene Bitterman.   

🌸 What’s Inside: A 30 page 11" x 8.5" book with laminated cover.

•    Beautiful colouring pages inspired by Métis traditions, nature, and community life
•    Fun puzzles, Michif word learning
•    Designed for all ages—ideal for classrooms, workshops accompanied by a Interactive learning website. Learn more here

Design by Kaija Heitland - Indigenous Nouveau

Design by Kaija Heitland - Indigenous Nouveau

Design by Kaija Heitland - Indigenous Nouveau

Designed by Kaija Heitland. -10 x 8" 

Indigenous Nouveau

Design by Kaija Heitland - Indigenous Nouveau

Design by Kaija Heitland - Indigenous Nouveau

100% Cotton. Unisex 

100% Cotton.  Design by Kaija Heitland - Indigenous Nouveau

Drum Beater - Cow Hide

Birch wood handle with mink fur and dark green cow hide. 15" 

14" Handmade and hand painted drum and drum beater by artist Corrine Donnelly. 

 Beads & Green Feathers Earrings by OceanLoverJen

Semi-precious stones and beads with metal feathers. 2 inches long

1x 1 inch rounds with tan leather bead backing

Whale Purple & Turquoise Fringe Earrings by OceanLoverJen

Sterling silvern whale tail with 3 inch purple & turquoise fringe.  Total length from base of hook is 4 inches.

Whale Purple & Turquoise Fringe Earrings by OceanLoverJen

Sterling silvern whale tail with 3 inch purple and blue fringe.  Total length from base of hook is 4 inches.

2 inch long pendant on a12 inch chain with lobster claw hook.

Sterling Silver with beaded fringe. 7 cm across 2.3 inch long from top of triangle.

 Métis Triangle Sash Earrings by OceanLoverJen  Sterling Silver and Bead

1 inch long x .8cm wide 

Oval with Blue Green Fringe Earrings by OceanLoverJen

Sterling silver with abalone shell and 4 inches long with fringe.

Pink Beaded Flower Necklace by OceanLoverJen

1.7 x 1.5 inch beaded flower pendant with a 12 inch black chain and lobster claw clasp by OceanLoverJen.

Crescent Moon Earrings by OceanLoverJen

1 inch long x .5 wide.

Purple Beaded Flower Necklace by OceanLoverJen

1.7 x 1.5 inch beaded flower pendant with a 12 inch black chain and lobster claw clasp.

Custom beadwork inspired by nature. Oceanloverjen jewelry 1.5 x 1.5 inch.  

Relatives With Roots: A Story About Métis Women’s Connection to the Land is a heartfelt story about a Métis grandmother who takes her granddaughter out into the bush to teach her how to pick traditional medicines. As the granddaughter learns the traditional beliefs and stories about how the Métis people use the plants for food and medicine, she feels happy to be a Métis child with access to such wonderful cultural knowledge. This charming and vibrant book introduces young readers to key concepts in the traditional Métis worldview while focusing on the special relationship between a young Métis girl and her grandmother. Relatives With Roots is the second in a series of children’s books relating to traditional Métis values by Leah Marie Dorion. The first book, The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a Traditional Métis Story, was nominated in 2010 for a Willow Award in the Shining Willow category.

Ride across the plains with GABRIEL DUMONT!
Based on historic events, Ride, Gabe, Ride tells the tale of a dangerous, exhilarating hunt led by the famed Métis buffalo hunter.
From the award-winning author of Fiddle Dancer, Dancing in My Bones, and Call of the Fiddle.

Author: Wilfred Burton
Illustrator: Lucille Scott

They say, “Home is where the heart is.” For Rosie and Madeline, home also included their pet kitten. Imagine being told you have to leave your home … without your pet. Based on a true story, Road Allowance Kitten gives readers a glimpse into the history of the Road Allowance Métis and their forced removal from their humble, but beloved, homes on the road allowance. Award-winning children’s author Wilfred Burton skillfully shares this story through the eyes of the children involved. The vibrant illustrations by Christina Johns are the perfect accompaniment to this authentic vignette of a little-known part of Prairie history.

ISBN: 978-1-926795-72-0
Author: Wilfred Burton
Illustrator: Christina Johns
Translator: Norman Fleury
Grade Level: Primary
Format: Book/CD, English/Michif

Road Allowance Kitten: Broken Promises shares more of the adventures of the main characters, Rosie and Madeline, and their pet kitten. Their adventure began in Road Allowance Kitten, which has become a very popular and widely-acclaimed book within the canon of Métis children’s literature. Readers urged author Wilfred Burton to share what happens next.

The stories shared in these books blend the experiences of Métis families who were forcibly removed from their homes and relocated to an unfamiliar part of the province, where they found so little of what was promised to them.

Award-winning children’s author Wilfred Burton skillfully shares this story through the eyes of the children involved. Christina John’s vibrant illustrations are the perfect accompaniment to this authentic vignette of a little-known part of Prairie history.

Sandra's Métis Creations Designer: Jackie Traverse 

Jacqueline “Jackie” Traverse was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is Ojibway from the Lake St. Martin First Nation. Jackie began drawing as a child and was inspired from a field trip to the Wahsa Gallery when she was 13 years old. It wasn’t until she was 32 years old that she decided to submit a portfolio of her works to the University of Manitoba where she studied Fine Arts and graduated with a diploma in May of 2009. Jackie Traverse is a multi-disciplined Indigenous artist who works in several mediums from oil and acrylic paintings to mixed media, stop-motion animation and sculpture. Jackie draws her inspiration from her indigenous culture and her experiences as a native woman living in Winnipeg. Today, as an artist, Jackie does a lot of work in the community. Her work is very women centered.

Please see instructions here.

Kit Contents 
2 yards premium material
4 X 2 metres of double-sided satin ribbon
1 metre of elastic
1 washable glue stick

Sandra's Métis Creations Blue Floral Ribbon Skirt Kit

About the fabric Designer: Jackie Traverse 

Jacqueline “Jackie” Traverse was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is Ojibway from the Lake St. Martin First Nation. Jackie began drawing as a child and was inspired from a field trip to the Wahsa Gallery when she was 13 years old. It wasn’t until she was 32 years old that she decided to submit a portfolio of her works to the University of Manitoba where she studied Fine Arts and graduated with a diploma in May of 2009. Jackie Traverse is a multi-disciplined Indigenous artist who works in several mediums from oil and acrylic paintings to mixed media, stop-motion animation and sculpture. Jackie draws her inspiration from her indigenous culture and her experiences as a native woman living in Winnipeg. Today, as an artist, Jackie does a lot of work in the community. Her work is very women centered.

Please see instructions here.

Kit Contents 
2 yards premium material
4 X 2 metres of double-sided satin ribbon
1 metre of elastic
1 washable glue stick