Ms. Que Banh<p>One of the new Indigenous friends that I made at the ribbon skirt workshop this weekend, Kecia, is a fellow weirdo Aquarian & from Namgis First Nation in Alert Bay. Although we just met, I've met some of her family from her birthplace prior - it was really cool to chat about those unexpected connections.</p><p>Kecia brought this bag that her niece, Brianna Dick, made. It's a gorgeous <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PurpleCamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PurpleCamas</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CoastSalish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoastSalish</span></a> design.<br>Brianna has an <a href="https://beige.party/tags/OnlineStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineStore</span></a> where you can see/buy some of her <a href="https://beige.party/tags/handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handmade</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ArtsAndCrafts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsAndCrafts</span></a><br><a href="https://briannabearart.bigcartel.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">briannabearart.bigcartel.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BriannaBearArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BriannaBearArt</span></a> is an Indigenous - owned and founded, <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> store established in 2020 by Brianna Bear. Based in the traditional territory of the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Lekwungen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lekwungen</span></a>, place to smoke herring lands of the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Songhees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Songhees</span></a> and <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Esquimalt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Esquimalt</span></a> nations in <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VictoriaBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VictoriaBC</span></a>.</p><p>Brianna started first as an artist with more than fifteen plus years of experience. She began learning under her grandfather Skip Dicks younger brother, Butch Dick. Afterwards she branched out into discovering her roots and design through her <a href="https://beige.party/tags/cultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cultural</span></a> connections to Songhees & <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Namgis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Namgis</span></a> formline design. </p><p>Today, working as one of a few Indigenous female artist within her traditional territory of the Songhees people, she has worked on murals, logos, small business designs, small event designs and more! </p><p>Brianna believes in telling stories through her design as you will see through this site."</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/NativeArtists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeArtists</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/YYJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YYJ</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/IndigenousArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousArt</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SupportIndigenousWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportIndigenousWomen</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCFirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/IndigenousBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousBC</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Camas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Camas</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VanIsle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VanIsle</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Cascadia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cascadia</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Purse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Purse</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CanvasBag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanvasBag</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Stylish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stylish</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FloralArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FloralArt</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NativeArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeArt</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PacificNorthwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificNorthwest</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Botanical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Botanical</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a></p>