Ready to level up your beading game?

Join Squamish beader Joanne Natrall, her daughter Jessica Natraoro, and cousin Doris Paul for a day of beadwork! This advanced workshop is perfect for folks with some beading experience or joined our beginner beading session who are excited to dive into more detailed techniques.

You’ll get to choose your own project—either a pair of earrings or a barrette. Expect hands-on guidance, traditional techniques, and leave with a beautiful piece of wearable art.

All materials are included, and snacks will be on hand (feel free to bring your own lunch too).

Spots are limited, so grab yours while you can!

Date: Sunday, August 31, 2025

Time: 11:00am-5:00pm

Tickets:

  • $150 General Admission

  • $140 MOV Members, Students, Seniors

  • $130 Indigenous, Youth

    (plus fees and taxes)

Bonus: Your ticket includes admission to the Museum of Vancouver’s galleries.

Please note that photos or video may be captured at this event and used for promotional or reporting purposes. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let organizers know.

If tickets are sold out and you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email programs@museumofvancouver.ca

Joanne Natrall (Right in the photo)

Joanne’s ancestral name is Laws’tenat which is from her maternal great-grandmother, who is a Squamish Nation elder. Both of Joanne’s parents, as well as her maternal and paternal grandparents, are from the Squamish Nation. She was fortunate enough to know them very well. She spent a lot of time with them while growing up in Ustlahahn (North Vancouver). She learned many crafts from her mother and father such as beading, knitting, wool/cedar weaving, crocheting and basic sewing.

Doris Paul - Xelemilh

Mother of 4 daughters and one son and grandmother to 3 granddaughters. I also have 2 Chihuahua fur babies Pedro and Sagey, I love my pups so much. I have a busy family that keeps me going! I am a beader, I learned to bead at the age of six years old, my grandmother was always there to guiding and teach me how to bead.

Jessica Natraoro

My name is Uxwáluút, my English name is Jessica Natraoro. I am from the Squamish Nation (North Vancouver) and Selkirk Nation (Pelly Crossing, Yukon). My parents are Joanne Natrall and the late Raymond John Baum (Joe).

My late Grandmother and my mother taught me to bead when I was a teenager. I have recently picked it up over the last five years and I enjoy sharing my knowledge and skills with others interested in beading. Beadwork is good medicine for the spirit/culture, and it is seen as a gifted craft.