Margaret Harrison was born and raised on the road allowance at Katepwa Lake in the Qu’Appelle Valley. She is proud of her Métis heritage and her roots to the Red River. She spent many hours helping her mother, Adeline Pelletier dit Racette, prepare and make hooked rugs and adorning clothing and household items with embroidery. Her work in both these traditional forms is highly praised and on display at the Batoche National Historic Site and the Gabriel Dumont Institute. Margaret pays tribute to her mother and her heritage by preserving and sharing what she has learned.
No experience necessary, open to ages (13+). Beginner to intermediate participants welcome.
Materials will be provided to create a Métis-style, black wool, pillbox hat.
The workshop includes a presentation by Royal Saskatchewan Museum Curator of Indigenous Cultural History, Bailey Monsebroten who will introduce participants to hats held in the RSM collection.
This workshop is brought to you by the Friends of the Royal Saskatchewan Traditional Knowledge Keepers Series, sponsored by Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation.
(Lunch not included)