Borealis Beading offers creative, hands-on learning experiences where participants learn the art and techniques of beading, finger weaving or quilting, and their cultural and historical significance to the Métis people, also known as the “Flower Beading People.” Métis cultural learning experiences are offered in a style that reflects the traditional beading circle format where friends and family meet to share stories and talk about their day while passing on the traditional art of beading.
A visit to Manitoba means travelling through Treaty 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 territory and communities signatory to Treaties 6 and 10, the original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Anish-Ininiwak, Dakota, Dené, Iiniwak, and Nehethowuk and the homeland of the Métis Nation. Its ongoing existence is thanks to these ancestors and their present day relatives who continue to love and care for the land.
