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Beaded poppies are a source of pride and resilience for this Indigenous designer. Crystal Behn says it usually takes 7-8 hours of sewing beads and quills onto moose hide to make each poppy.

Some of Crystal Behn's beaded poppies. (Submitted by Crystal Behn)


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/indigenous-veterans-day-beaded-poppies-1.6239424

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Mary Riter Hamilton, Canada's first female battlefield artist, helped the country 'grieve mass loss'. The painter produced the largest known collection of First World War art.


https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/mary-riter-hamilton-canada-s-1st-female-battlefield-artist-helped-the-country-grieve-mass-loss-1.6244001

Professor Irene Gammel resurrects the life and legacy of Mary Riter Hamilton and the significance of her art in her biography I Can Only Paint: The Story of Battlefield Painter Mary Riter Hamilton. (McGill-Queen's University Press)


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51941862-i-can-only-paint

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Micro ouvert autochtone 2022, ESPACE CULTUREL GEORGES-ÉMILE - les 12 LAPALME,et 13 novembre 2022.


Micro ouvert autochtone 2022 - Espace culturel Georges-Émile-Lapalme | Place des Arts

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11 nations, 11 artistes : là où l’art autochtone coule de source | Place des Arts

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