beading by watching her grandmother.Stuck at home since March amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Cree artist decided to channel her creative side when making a mask.She said the design was inspired by the South Saskatchewan River.“We rely on it,” she explained.“Trade used the river, trade brought the beads here.
That kind of changed the way the Indigenous artists made work so I wanted to pay homage to the river.” Coronavirus: Less boat traffic is good news for Canada’s marine life She said the mask is for fashion, not function.It features the sun on one side and the moon on the other, with two sides of nature meeting with the river in the middle.“I really was inspired by all the stories (about how) planes were grounded and people could.