Indigenous Issues Committee (IIC)

Composite image showing different aspects of Indigenous cultures. The image contains photos of a small fishing boat, an eagle feather fan, bison grazing, a drumming circle, a willow branch, a Haida canoe, a Métis sash, and an Inuit rock carving.

Our Components’ IIC sites

A beaded map of Canada created by Indigenous artists. Each province and territory has a different design that represents the Indigenous people who live there
Kooteen CreationsBead Your Province Map made by Indigenous artists across Turtle Island: Amanda Laliberte, Ashley Copage, Ashley McKenzie-Dion, Didi Grandjambe, Jennelle Doyle, Joelle Charlie, Kyla Woodward, Lenore Augustine, Marissa Magneson, Mellz Compton, Monique Jolly, Rena Laboucan. Graphics by Justin David Romero.

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Composite image showing different aspects of Indigenous cultures. The image contains photos of a small fishing boat, an eagle feather fan, bison grazing, a drumming circle, a willow branch, a Haida canoe, a Métis sash, and an Inuit rock carving.
Photo credits: Dennis Jarvis, Jim Hoffman, WherezJeff, John Jackson, Chris Corrigan, Bill Wilson, Jason Drury, and vxla.

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