Indigenous

Applying Bead Art to Masks

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

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Shelby Lisk, TVO's Hub journalist covering Indigenous issues visited her home community in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory to photograph beaded masks created as part of an international beading project -- some in tribute to lost loved ones, others to mark life events. She tells host Jeyan Jeganathan about the stories behind the creative transformation of COVID-19 masks.
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