Pow Wow Jacket Workshop
Join Becky Lyon, creator of Pow Wow Jackets, in an upcoming workshop where you can create your own 'Pow Wow Jacket' adorned with ribbons. Pow Wow jackets are everyday streetwear that embody regalia that is worn at Powwows and are meant to be worn by anyone, every day.
No experience is necessary, and all are welcome. Participants will learn how to create their own jacket or vest as well as learning from Becky about culture, identity inspiration, and using your work as a tool to decolonize fashion.
*Materials will be provided, but participants will need to bring their own denim vest or jacket.
Date: Sunday, June 19, 2022
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Tickets: $80 for non-members, $75 for MOV members, $70 Indigenous Peoples*
*Please call 604-736-4431 during MOV business hours to obtain a discount code if you are an MOV Member or Indigenous. A service fee and GST is also applied to ticket sales. Please note that this price point is based on covering the artist’s fee and materials.
If you are having trouble using the embedded form above, please try to purchase your ticket directly on Eventbrite here.
For general inquiries regarding this workshop please contact Indigenous Programs and Community Engagement Coordinator, Jasmine Wilson here.
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Rebecca Lyon nitishinihkaas
Waabizheshi nindoodem Rebecca Lyon is an Anishinaabekwe designer of mixed Lebanese and Ojibwe descent. Originally from the Nipissing FN area her Anishinaabe family hails from Salter Lake in Northern Ontario.
She is currently pursuing her PhD in Indigenous at Trent University looking at the impact of regalia, fashion, and design on Indigenous identity. Rebecca founded ‘Pow Wow Jackets’ in May 2020 and has been featured on CBC Indigenous and the Peterborough Examiner.
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A virtual conversation, from this past June, with Becky Lyon on her No More Stolen Sisters Jacket, identity, and family, and how they have shaped how she uses art to create pow wow jackets.
