The Life of an Indigenous Dressmaker | Ft. Agnes Woodward of ReeCreeations

November is Native American Heritage Month, and so today's video is an interview with Plains Cree Indigenous dressmaker and ribbon skirt maker, Agnes Woodward of ReeCreeations.

The daughter of a residential school survivor, Agnes is not only spreading awareness about ribbon skirt making and honouring Indigenous dressmaking traditions and practices, she is also an advocate for residential school survivors (and children of residential school survivors) and well as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S).

Donations for the The Lester Howse Fund have closed, so please consider donating to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society instead: https://www.irsss.ca/

CW: Themes related to residential schools and violence.

It was truly an honour to interview Agnes for this video and listen to her experiences and the beautiful wisdom she had to share.

Thank you so much for watching and I hope you enjoyed learning about Indigenous dressmaking.

Links to ReeCreeations' social media:
ReeCreeations' Instagram:   / reecreeations  
Agnes' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agneswoodwa...
Website: https://www.bonfire.com/store/reecree...

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All music is from Epidemic Sound.

Sources:
Skirt, Mesquakie, Early 1900s: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historical Photo of Blackfoot Tipis:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Time Stamps:
0:00 Introducing Agnes Woodward of ReeCreeations
2:24 Honouring Residential School Survivors & The Lester Howse Fund
7:59 Why Is It Important Indigenous Dressmaking Practices Are Passed On?
9:33 What Does the Ribbon Skirt Represent (to You)?
13:54 What Was It Like Making the Ribbon Skirt Worn by Deb Haaland?
16:42 What Are Some of the Challenges You Have Faced?
20:45 Are There Any Colours You Gravitate Towards?
23:07 What Materials Do You Use?
25:18 How Did You Learn Indigenous Dressmaking?
26:56 How Can Others Support Indigenous Artists and Indigenous People?

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