In January of 2025 Aunty Collective Indigenous Creative Practice Gallery hosted knowledge keeper and creative Helen Pelletier with their stunning birch bark creations - Through ongoing and reciprocal relationship, Aunties Rhudey and Diane visited Fort Williams First Nation to attend their annual community hide camp. This experience connected us with Hide Camp knowledge keepers Jean Marshall, Shelby Gagnon and Larrisa Speak, whom we had the honour of hosting for an Indigenous knowledge sharing gathering in September of 2025.
During the week we processed and worked with Moose hide in all its forms as well as participated in various other cultural gatherings:
- Braining,Wringing and Softening the Moosehides
- Sewing Hide to prepare for final smoke
- lək̓ʷəŋən Language Group Bingo
- Cedar weaving workshop with Esquimalt/’Namgis Artist Brittany Sampson
- Painting Rawhide Earrings workshop with Anishinaabe Artist Shelby Gagnon
- Beading a Home Tanned Moose Hide Scissor Case with Anishinaabe Maker Jean Marshall
- Drumming
- Aanzinaago’ Gallery Opening and Gathering Celebration
