by Pamela Goldsack

In February of 1976 a rancher near Wamblee, South Dakota found the frozen body of a Native woman on his land. After the body was found, coroner Dr. W.O. Brown ruled she died of exposure to the cold. Brown removed the hands and had them sent to an FBI lab in Washington for identification. For those who don't know the story, this woman was Anna Mae Pictou Aquash. The image of those hands has always remained with me. My primary media is collage and I often use hundreds of letters cut from text in a collage. These vamps are done in that method on canvas and I am beading the hands with clear beads. Anna Mae You are not forgotten. by Keo R. Gathman

by Jamie Gates

by Christine Graff

One who sit fairly close to me was a young girl by the name of Roberta Ferguson who went missing in Chilliwack BC back in late 1980s. These vamps will be in her honour and memory. There are many families impacted by this and know for sure that many more willing project participants will come forward and join in the cause. Appreciate time spent on this set of vamps, and likely will also remember my own tears in the memory of this young woman. RIP Roberta Ferguson. [Floral design by Elsie Kwandibens and beadwork by Pineshi Gustin - smoked moosehide] by Pineshi Gustin  

by Videna Georgieva

by Caroline Taylor Horne

by Tom Harter

by Lalita Hunt

"Made With Love" Moccasin Vamps: 2 – 4¾” x 6” Glass seed beads, 600 silver plated metal heart beads, nylon thread, acid-free Bristol board and leather The hole in the heart symbolizes the wounds of the 600 Indigenous Canadian Women who were the targets of abuse. The hole in the heart also represents the emptiness of the survivors who feel the loss of their missing and murdered loved ones. by Melanie Hope

These vamps were designed by an Inuk woman living at the Shepherds of Good Hope in Ottawa. She wanted very badly to participate in the project but could not bead due to sore hands. She sketched this Inukshuk on tracing paper and asked if we would bead it for her. Her signature (in Inuktituk) is beaded in blue. by Melissa Hammell

When I first heard about this project, my thoughts went immediately to Vancouver's downtown east side. The horror and tragedy that stemmed from there, and all that still happens there. Finding yourself outside the Balmoral is often the end of the road for some. I found ribbon to stitch around the beadwork. That looks like just that - a road. It circles the danger like a moth circles the flame. I hope that more and more women find their way home, away from such beacons. by Miranda Huron

by Megan Hunt

by Karen Hill

by Lisa Hanson

by Judy Hyland

by Megan Heutmaker

by Randi Harper

I am moved by so many women and men beading their prayers into these vamps, so I made a pair myself. It's my first time beading, and I figured out how to do it on my own. Many thoughts came as I worked on these...thinking about the women, why this violence is happening, the goodness of so many, the kindness of strangers. I placed a heart in the center, the warm sun above, cool waters below, and plants for healing. by Lisa Harris

by Robin Haliuk

White deer skin with natural stones and glass beads by Belinda Harrow

by Elise Hineman

by Heidi-Clare War Houle

by Matisse Hatch

by Erick Hanson

by Patti Herne

by Moonflower Hemlock

by Lalita Hunt