Blue Kookum Shawl / Ukrainian Shawl Mittens Flowers and Birds designed by

Flowers and Birds designed by Ojibwa artist Norval Morrisseau

" - Maxine Noel

Orange Shirt Day on September 30 raises awareness about the history and continuing impact of residential schools in Canada

"In Dene Culture

“On an early spring morning

Blue Kookum Shawl / Ukrainian Shawl Mittens Flowers and Birds designed byMaterial: Acrylic Measurements: 43 inches by 43 inches The Kokom scarf or Ukrainian Scarf are a symbol of relations of the Indigenous peoples supporting Ukrainian settlers that arrived to Canada. These scarves were traded among Indigenous and Ukrainian women. There are many similarities between our cultures and the scarf today resembles our unity. Indigenous peoples now wear these scarves with our traditional regalia and in our everyday lives.