About the Artist and Artwork

I BeadKokum watches the RCMP take her children as her baby grows in her belly.I bead.Mishomis refuses to baptize another child in the Christian church.I bead.My father is hidden away in the woods and taught to respect the manitous.I bead. Younger children hide when the older students come home. I bead.Stories are told in hushed tones over tea and bannock.I bead.I give birth to one, two, three children.I love.Classmates hear me argue over the severity of residential schools.I bead.Elders speak of how they cried when the government apologizes.I bead.Comments are read of how we need to "get over it".I bead.