NWT women take their place in Indigenous fashion movement – Cabin Radio

The Inuvialuk artist from Tuktoyaktuk remembers watching her mother teach her sister the craft. Arey eagerly awaited the moment she, too, would be able to pick up the needle and learn.

“I just learned from whoever was willing to teach me – my mom first, and a lot of other talented seamstresses,” she says.

After mastering the craft as a young girl, Arey has made everything from parkas to hats for herself and her family, all using local materials from the land.