Weaving New Traditions: How Sewing Labs Are Revitalizing Indigenous Culture
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What happens when Indigenous youth are gifted a sewing skills lab? An entire community comes together!
Last fall, our national organization presented a workshop on appliqués in the community of Penticton Indian Band, B.C., creating quite a buzz. Community members of all ages gathered to learn, share, reconnect, and encourage youth to take up the textile arts, which are so deeply woven into the fabric of Indigenous culture.
READ THE ARTICLE: www.globalheroes.com/soaring-circle-sewing-labs-helping-indigenous/
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