by Nadine Trottier

by Chholing Taha

by Katelyn Twance

by Melissa Twance

by Yolanda Twance

by Ingrid Teboe

Our grandmothers holding the hands of our missing and murdered sisters....fresh water pearls for heads, swavorsky crystals in each skirt. The light blue line all around shows our connection to the spirits. The Turtle in the centre represents Turtle Island. Murdered and missing women all in blues. - Akwesasne Mohawk Nation. by Sadie Thompson and Adam Thompson

The missing and murdered women were once flowers here on Mother Earth..they are now beautiful stars and are now with Grandma Moon...Shining so brightly like jewelry in the heavens...the women are now in Creator's land, where there is an abundance of strawberries and fruits for them. by Tracy Thomas

"Heart's Ease" by Lisa Bulman Taylor

by Ingrid Teboe

by Terri Thomas

by Ingrid Teboe

Thirteen pairs made over the holidays. All using variations on an iris. Made to honour my sister Pat who died on the streets of Ottawa in 1989. The iris was her favorite flower. by Jean Teillet

These moccasin vamps are made to honour a Native woman's daughter who never lived long enough to dance in her moccasins. May they help her to walk her path in the spirit world by Janice Toulouse

by Turtle Mountain Chippewa

by Turtle Mountain Chippewa

by Louise Boucher Tournier

by Jackie Creeative Native Traverse

by June Tootoosis

by Aileen Urquhart

The ones with the blue flowers and the blue butterflies were made by first time beaders Nicola Mills and her 8 year old daughter, Elizabeth, the youngest member of our group. by University of Aberdeen Beading Group

by The University of Alberta Beading Circle

I did this in honor of Henrietta Millek, an Inuit woman from Labrador, who went missing in St. John's NL, 30 years ago while attending school to be a nurse. It is the oldest cold case file in NL. I chose white leather as the backdrop for my vamps, and used the colors of the Nunatsiavut flag; white, green and blue. Self government had not yet been achieved before Henrietta's disappearance. I thought it was appropriate to use snow shoes as they have always been used traditionally in our culture and they were an appropriate symbol for "Walking With Our Sisters". I chose to use 3 stars on each vamp; on the first to represent Henrietta's three sons, two who were placed for adoption and one who was raised by her mother, and on the second to represent her presence between her own parents; each sister is someone's daughter. I chose the colors of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights); once you've experienced seeing them it's something you can never quite forget, it also reminded me of the phrase, "Look at the stars, how they shine for you", an impression I felt very strongly while making the choice of what would be appropriate symbolism to use to honor our sister. I placed random white beads on the vamp to represent the glistening snow seen by those walking the Earth in winter, their presence represents the hope that still glistens in the lives of all family and friends for knowledge and closure of their loved ones whose trails have lead them into the unknown; there is hope that the government of Canada will recognize the value and worth of the lives of our sisters and will honor [...]

Dene Rose, Loving A friend was mailed from Yellowknife, NWT yesterday by a friend as I landed in Edmonton, Alberta on my return to Ontario. It was almost sent from Inuvik, NWT where the 43rd Dene National Assembly was held. Like our ancestors, it travelled following work, tragedies, peace and family including Michigan, USA where I stitched the edgings. It was intended for a dear friend but we both felt it did not have 'the feel' as the original I had sewn for her moccasin back in the 1970s, so we are donating it. We are still trying with memory for the last one! by Celine Mackenzie Vukson

by Corinne Vautour Villemaire

by Corinne Vautour Villemaire

My Vamps represent the personal One on One that happens on both sides..from the victim and the loved ones who are left with only prayers and broken hearts.....Walk with Our are the victims, hearts broken;future shattered....she wears ''Forget-Me_Not" flowers in her hair...as a constant reminder that We can never forget that precious space that they leave with Us... The Stars are surrounded in chaos and the "unknown".. The *Sisters are all of Us , It is Our Tears and sorrows as We speak Our Prayers of Hope for Their Return... Governments fear artists because we can express what cannot be voiced, We can Reach People and Hopefully We can Change the legislature so that We can Stop this From Happening to any more of Our Sisters. To All of My Sacred SiStars and Brothers, We are gonna make this world stand up and take notice, we will make it Better,Together... by Catharine Volpe

by Iris Vitt