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Jackie Traverse

Jackie Traverse, Anishnaabe from Lake St. Martin First Nation, is the mother of three daughters and a grandmother to Lily. She graduated from the School of Art at the University of Manitoba. Her art is multi-media, including video, sculpture, mixed media and paint, and she is known across Canada for her powerful, beautiful work. Her paintings, drawings, documentaries and sculptures speak to realities of being an Indigenous woman. She is committed to her community and teaches art in public schools.

Books by Jackie Traverse

Seeds are for Sharing

Sometimes I Feel Like an Oak

Resilience

IKWE

Sacred Feminine

Nanabosho and the Butterflies ENGLISH

Nikik and Wapus Save the People