7 unique Valentine’s Day gifts to give in 2024

  Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love and express affection for your loved [...]

22
Jan
Journal Hafteh: Art helps heal our traumatized souls

This is the English translation of an interview with Cheryl Fennell, a PIC&D artist, featured [...]

17
Jan
CBC News Repost: Look what I made! Students show off art projects inspired by Inuit culture

“The art room at St. Matthew’s School in St. John’s is filling up with Inuk [...]

05
Dec
2023 Holiday Gift Guide: Proudly Indigenous Seal Fur Products

As the holiday season approaches, it’s the perfect time to explore unique and meaningful gift [...]

04
Dec
Summary: In pics: Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week 2023

The Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week 2023 showcased diverse creations by Indigenous designers in Vancouver, Canada, [...]

30
Nov
Summary: At Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week, Red Dresses Carried a Powerful Message

The Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week (VIFW) is a yearly event showcasing contemporary designs by Indigenous [...]

30
Nov
Meet Proudly Indigenous Sealskin Artists at Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week

  We are excited to announce that Proudly Indigenous Crafts & Designs (PIC&D) will participate [...]

20
Oct
Repost: Inuit women reviving traditional black-bottom sealskin boots through summer workshops

Kimberly Pilgrim and Veronica Flowers, two Inuit women, have started a workshop series to conserve [...]

21
Aug
Repost:Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs – Changing the Future of Tourism in Canada’s North

Author:Yvette Rasmussen (Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation) and Dr. Sonya Graci ” … Inuvialuk fashion designer, Taalrumiq, named [...]

07
Jul
Repost: Support sustainable practices

Repost from the Canadian Crafts Federation   UNDERSTANDING SEAL PRODUCTS Over millennia, Indigenous and coastal [...]

13
Jun
National Indigenous Peoples Day

June 21st is a day to recognize and honour the resilience, culture, and contributions of [...]

22
May
Repost: NWT Sealskin Artists Featured at the Northern Lights Conference

February 24, 2023   “Four Indigenous artists from the NWT had the opportunity last week [...]

08
Mar
Celebrating Indigenous Women Artists Working with Sealskin

International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate and honour the accomplishments of women worldwide. [...]

07
Mar
Repost: In pictures: ‘Light bulbs go off’ at sealskin workshop

A six-day workshop in Yellowknife was held to help Indigenous artists in the Northwest Territories [...]

07
Mar
Summary：Northern Lights event a gathering spot for political, business leaders

Northern Lights event, a five-day event at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, has featured talks [...]

13
Feb
News summary: The chefs reviving the Arctic’s forgotten food

A group of innovative chefs from the Arctic and subarctic has banded together to promote [...]

06
Feb
Summary: Lesson on Inuit beauty more than skin-deep for Inuk woman

Muckpaloo Ipeelie, an Inuk lady who lives in The Blue Mountains and is the creator [...]

01
Feb
Summary: How Indigenous people are strengthening fur traditions in an anti-fur world

Animal rights advocates have long condemned the fur business as cruel and needless. However, Northwest [...]

01
Feb
Press Release: Meet Proudly Indigenous Artists @ Northern Lights

What is Proudly Indigenous Crafts & Designs? Proudly Indigenous Crafts & Designs (PIC&D) is a [...]

20
Jan
Bambi Amos interviewed Kim Ruben

Bambi Amos, our Proudly Indigenous Crafts and Designs artist, interviewed Kim Ruben from Paulatuk about [...]

25
Nov
Repost:30 Indigenous Clothing Brands to Support and Follow

Showing support for Indigenous people through fashion brands founded and owned by members of the [...]

24
Nov
Repost: ‘Reconseal’iation at the Senate

“Patterson introduced Menge and Komangapik, the founders of Reconseal Inuksiuti, and highlighted their efforts to [...]

24
Nov
Summary: ‘We’re not in igloos anymore’: Seal Summit wraps with hope for a growing market for Inuit hunters

  Rubin Komangapik, an Inuk hunter, and his hunting partner Yoanis Menge manage a co-operative [...]

21
Nov
Northerners among fashion designers to get spotlight in upcoming WAG show – REPOST

  April Allen, our featured artist in Proudly Indigenous Crafts and Design, had a phone [...]

11
Nov
CBC News Repost: Inuit in Ottawa gain access to fresh seal meat thanks to 2 hunters in Quebec

Posted: Oct 30, 2022   “The first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in 2021 [...]

30
Oct
Repost- CHRISTINA KING TAALRUMIQ – FUR WORKSHOP – INUVIK

August 27, 2022 Fur Canada     CHRISTINA KING TAALRUMIQ – FUR WORKSHOP – INUVIK [...]

06
Sep
Why Seal Fur Isn’t Off-Limits in the Summer

Summer is not the time for luxurious fur coats, but that doesn’t mean fur is [...]

15
Aug
CBC News Repost- Shared seal hunt traditions focus of reconciliation project

CBC News report   Shared seal hunt traditions focus of reconciliation project   Inuit artist [...]

03
Aug
Understanding different types of furs

With dozens of types of fur out there, each one serves its own purpose while [...]

23
May
Fur Institute of Canada welcomes release of Atlantic Seal Science Task Team report

  Fur Institute of Canada welcomes release of Atlantic Seal Science Task Team report    [...]

12
May
Influencers Inspiring Indigenous Art

Proudly Indigenous Crafts & Designs is bringing artists and social influencers together to promote Indigenous [...]

15
Apr
The seal: Part of traditions and cultural heritage

  The seal: Part of traditions and cultural heritage   Seal hunting is central to [...]

05
Apr
Inuit conservation is transforming life and work in the Arctic

Policy options news repost    March 29, 2022   Inuit conservation is transforming life and [...]

29
Mar
Why is it a good idea to choose fur when it comes to fashion?

Why is it a good idea to choose fur when it comes to fashion?   [...]

28
Mar
For this international MUN student, Inuit art exhibit is a chance to unlearn and relearn region’s culture

CBC News Repost   March 27th 2022   For this international MUN student, Inuit art [...]

27
Mar
Getting to Know Proudly Indigenous Artists

Getting to Know Proudly Indigenous Artists   Whether it’s through vibrant beaded earrings, seal skin [...]

16
Mar
Why is the seal vital for Indigenous communities?

Why is the seal vital for Indigenous communities?   Historically, seals were one of the [...]

16
Mar
Advancing Reconciliation Through Seal Tapestries

Through tapestries made of sealskin, designer Cheryl Fennell expresses how reconciliation is a positive thing. [...]

09
Feb
Membertou wants to revive seal hunt that’s been put on ice

CBC News Repost     Membertou wants to revive seal hunt that’s been put on [...]

25
Jan
What are seal skins good for?

From providing food to oil to warmth, seals are practically a lifesaver for many in [...]

19
Jan
Ad campaign urges people to see the sustainability behind seal

Published: November 20, 2021 at 6:29 am EMILY BLAKE   “The campaign, from national non-profit [...]

29
Nov
Ottawa park renamed after late Inuk artist Annie Pootoogook

Fraser Needham, Nov 08, 2021   “Pootoogook’s art tends to focus on the every day such [...]

15
Nov
Meet the North West River woman passing on ulu-making skills to the next generation

Regan Burden · CBC News · Posted: Nov 09   “My grandmother, who raised me [...]

15
Nov
Nunavut MP Lori Idlout to take oath in Inuktitut, in ceremony lit by seal-oil lamps

The Canadian Press Marie Woolf Nov 09, 2021   “Lori Idlout, the new MP for [...]

15
Nov
Reconciliation through the gray seal hunt

An article about the new project called ReconSeal, a must read. Visit ReconSeal Facebook page. [...]

01
Nov
How Europe’s ban on seal products turned frontier communities into pariahs

Danita Catherine Burke, University of Southern Denmark In the 1970s, a sustained campaign convinced much of [...]

09
Sep
Made in and Proudly Indigenous Crafts & Designs celebrate Indigenous Canadian designers by showcasing their fashion creations in seal fur and leather

Montreal, June 8, 2021 – Maison Made in is pleased to partner for the very [...]

23
Jun
Indigenous Fashion: Two Canadian Designers Tell Us About Their Creations

They are both initially from the Great Canadian North, and proud of their roots, the [...]

22
Jun
Indigenous Art: 10 Inspiring Canadian Women Artists

Their history, but also their families and communities’ history, permeate their artistic process and pave [...]

26
May
Tattoos & Seals – an Inuit Woman’s tradition

Inuit Tattoos – Revitalization of an Inuit Woman’s tradition The first time I saw an [...]

21
Apr
The “Amauti”: much more than just a seal parka

The Inuit Amauti – The Sealskin Parka – Then and Now The Amauti is so [...]

09
Apr
Traditional Inuit Preparation of Seal Skins

Throughout history, the seal has been vital to the Inuit way of life providing food, [...]

26
Mar
Proudly Indigenous Crafts & Designs (PIC&D)
When did seal fur become popular?

A 4000 years old tradition Traditional Inuit clothing was designed out of necessity — to [...]

22
Feb
Proudly Indigenous Crafts & Designs (PIC&D)
What is the Ulu used for?

What is an Ulu? When I travelled to Europe with Inuit crafters, I quickly learned [...]

15
Feb
Proudly Indigenous Crafts & Designs (PIC&D)
Sealing, a Blue Activity?

Sealing, a Blue Activity?   According to the World Bank, the “Blue Economy” is the “sustainable use [...]

15
Jan
Misguided Social Activism Among Generation-Z And Its Detrimental Effect On The Inuit Seal Hunt

Repost    October 28, 2018   Misguided Social Activism Among Generation-Z And Its Detrimental Effect [...]

28
Oct