Many indigenous groups across Canada make great efforts to preserve their language and culture, and the latest involves a book being created to document beadwork. The Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nation in the northern territory of Yukon will soon publish the book which will catalogue current and historical examples of the region’s beadwork and slipper making.
The project will illustrate the blend of traditions in their own community, as well as patterns and designs used by other First Nations.
The book will combine new work with beading from elders as well as archival photographs, some of them from the National Archives in Ottawa.
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