1. Indigenous beadwork

2. Importance of beadwork for indigenous peoples
Beadwork was used for trade in colonizaton of North America.
Styles and design were different across First Nations across Canada
First Nations use beadwork to inteerpret themselves.
Before colonization beads were orignally quills and natural beads. Now beadwork is made with glass beads.
Beadwork is a cultural icon for Indigenous peoples

3. Judy Anderson
Judy Anderson is a Plains Cree artist from Saskatchewan. She is from the Gordon First Nations.
She has taught Prince Charles about beadwork
She is a professor at the First Nations University of Canada
She creates beadwork with glass beads on moose hide.
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4. Catherine Blackburn
Catherine Blackburn was born in Ile a la Crosse Saskatchewan, of Dene and European ancestry and is a member of the English River First Nation. 
Blackburn is a bead artist, painter and jeweller whose common themes address Canada's colonial past that are often prompted by personal narratives
She has exhibited in numerous exhibitions including Beadspeak (2016) Slate Fine Art Gallery, Regina, Worlds on a String:Beads, Journeys, Inspirations (2016) Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto and Woven (2015) Wanuskewin Heritage Park, Saskatoon.
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