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If you made it to the exhibit Picturing Family : Métis Life in the Walla Walla Valley, now on display at Tamàstslikt Cultural Institute. I bet you admired the beautiful patterns in beads.
Well, you’re in luck ! Frenchtown Board member TeLa Branstetter is going to lead a 3-session introductory workshop on two-needle beading at the Frenchtown site on May 31, June 7, and June 14 .

I love pictures of process. This unfinished piece is on display in the exhibit.
“The Flower Beadwork People”
The Red River Métis are famous for their floral designs.
The Métis beadwork developed patterns that combined First Nations beadwork with the floral embroidered patterns introduced by French-Canadian nuns working in the Roman Catholic mission schools. The techniques and patterns of floral silk embroidery traditions from France were incorporated into traditional Aboriginal porcupine quill work designs, which progressively began to reflect their own distinctive style. Manitoba Métis Federation, May 1, 2023
Columbia Plateau métis also worked with floral designs — look at these beaded cuffs gifted to Arthur Bergevin nearly a hundred years ago :

Your $40 ticket pays for a beading kit with everything you need to make a floral medallion, such as you might use as a pendant or a keychain.
There is no charge for the workshop sessions, although donations to the Frenchtown Historical Foundation are always appreciated. 🙂1
The workshop will be held under the shelter at the Frenchtown site. We’ll have coffee and tea and tables and chairs, but do be sure to dress for the weather that day.
Save the date : Panel discussion at Tamàstlikt
On April 24th at 5:30 pm Joey Lavadour, Sam Pambrun, and Judy Fortney will participate in a panel discussion about the practice of family history, part of the exhibit Picturing Family : Métis Life in the Walla Walla Valley, now on display at Tamàstslikt Cultural Institute. Sarah Hurlburt will moderate, and there will be snacks!