The Lengths This Indigenous Jeweller Went to for Her Craft

Vanguard by Shopify Studios

English - July 24, 2019 09:00 - 20 minutes - 25.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
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Tania Larsson is a maker of Gwich’in fine jewelry. When she was 15, Tania left France and moved to Northern Canada to learn more about her Gwich’in heritage. The learning curve was steep, but Tania began making and selling jewelry created through traditional Gwich’in techniques, and her work has been featured in one of the most influential fashion magazines in the world: Vogue

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To learn more about the residential school system in Canada:

Canada’s Residential Schools: The Inuit and Northern Experience, The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Inuvik Ski Club History

Host

Anshuman Iddamsetty

Producers

Phoebe Wang

Emma Fedderson

Jace Meyer

Anshuman Iddamsetty

Senior Supervising Producer

Tammi Downey

Engineer

Raheem Grant

Musical Score

Jim Guthrie