Red River Métis Artisans

Jennifer Engbrecht

Jennifer Engbrecht (she/her) is of settler and Red River Métis heritage, with ancestral connections to the areas along the Assiniboine River in St. James, as well as the Red River around the Selkirk area. She is a composer and songwriter who is inspired by kinship to the land around her.  She believes in using music…

Jennifer Klimack

Jen Prier Klimack is a descendant of Ste. Madeleine, Manitoba. She is a first-generation, self-taught artist. Her journey in beadwork began when she started to look more into her Métis heritage. During Covid, this journey led her to create her most valued piece to date, which is an Octopus Bag. Jen learned so much during…

JENNIFER ROSS

I am a proud Red River Métis as it is a culture that portrays and honours strong women. I was born and raised in the small town of St.Eustache, Manitoba and am an active member of the St. Eustache Métis Local. I enjoy maintaining this connection with the community and my culture. I…

Jennifer Vandal

Jennifer began her Red River Métis Artisan journey in 2018, through a moccasin making class at the Musée St. Boniface Museum. There in Winnipeg’s oldest building, surrounded by the community and teachings of other Red River Métis women, another piece of their Red River Métis identity clicked into place. Growing up she knew her family…

Jeremy Allard

Jeremy Allard is a bar manager, beadwork artist, and magazine editor based in Banff, Alberta. His large-scale applique beadwork pieces blend traditional Red River Mètis style with modern aesthetics, and explore what undisrupted Mètis fashion may have looked like. As the owner and lead editor of Li Isprii, a Red River Mètis specific arts and…

Jeremy Brown

Jessa Beaudin – SUNSPROUT

“Sunsprout (She/Her): A Winnipeg born Métis Fiber Fairy who followed love to the strawberry capitol of Canada. Stitch Witch and Crafty Creature; she loves to create with all things fiber related. She’s dabbled in embroidery, hand sewing, and knitting, but finds her crochet hooks in her fairy fingers the most. Her art is whimsical,…