Amanda Makepeace (ᏣᏁᎾ) ❤️‍🔥

@amandamakepeace.bsky.social

Chesley Award winner. Pencil artist of nature, magic and lore. If I'm not in the studio I might be wandering in the woods. 🪶| Demi | she/her ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᎧᏂᎯᏍᏗᎢ ᏕᎦᏕᎶᏆᎠ https://amandamakepeace.com/more

Help me cover rent by buying some beadwork!! RENT IS DUE! I need more sales to be able to pay it without incurring overdraft fees. Every piece is made with care and every order is appreciated. Boosting is super helpful <3 Shop my work: cvkvlv.com Thank you!! Sales goal updates in comments ⬇️⬇️

Four pairs of beaded fringe earrings on a bead mat. The design is an ombré pattern from white to light blue to lavender, then into dark blue at the bottom of the fringes.

On #OrangeShirtDay paying respect to generations of my family and kin who went to St. Michael’s Residential School ~ 1931. Duck Lake, Sask ~ 1) Maggie Bird, 2) Mary Rose Naytowhow (My Kokum), 3) Ada Wolfe, 4) Philomene Peeteetuce, 5) Dorothy Eyahpaise, 6) Mary Anne Seesequasis, 7) Veronique

On #OrangeShirtDay paying respect to generations of my family and kin who went to St. Michael’s Residential School ~ 1931. Duck Lake, Sask ~ 1) Maggie Bird, 2) Mary Rose Naytowhow (My Kokum), 3) Ada Wolfe, 4) Philomene Peeteetuce, 5) Dorothy Eyahpaise, 6) Mary Anne Seesequasis, 7) Veronique Morrisette, 😎 Elizabeth Constant, 9) Irene Dunn, 10) Helen Ledous, 11) Anais Prosper, 12) Henritte Napope, 13) Florence Peeteetuce, 14) Jospehine Ledoux, 15) Florence Bird, 16) Mary Rose Seeseequasis, 17) Alice McDonald, 18) Nancy Gardipy, 19) Victoria Dunn, 20) Cecile Redwing, 21) Madeline Sutherland, 22) Grace Seesequasis, 23) - Badger, 24) --, 25) Mary Josephine Greyeyes, 26) Flora Greyeyes, 27) Helen Peeteetuce, 28) Antoinette Arcand, 29) Clemenie Arcand, 30) Francoise Wichikan, 31) Marie Redwing, 32) Gertrude Greyeyes, 33) Esther Greyeyes, 34) Annie Bear, 35) Stella Mike, 36) Clara Bird, 37) Edna Sauve, 38) Victoria Baldhead, 39) Gladys Meechett, 40) Alice Gamble, 41) Philomene Ichmakew, 42) Marie Therese Reentach, 43) Mary Anne Seeyapussum, 44) Marie Therese Paul, 45) Irene Prosper

As we head into National Truth and Reconciliation Day (Orange Shirt Day), try to resist the urge to say "listen to Indigenous voices," and try instead, "listen to Indigenous peoples." Notice how the shift in one word changes the entire tone?