Alanah Jewell Beaded Cuff - Indigenous Collection
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In partnership with the Office of Indigenous Relations comes this new collection of Indigenous products featuring a design from local Indigenous artist, Alanah Astehtsi Otsistohkwa (Morningstar) Jewell of Morningstar Designs
The beaded jewellery was crafted by another local Indigenous artist, Emma Rain Smith, who took Alanah s original artwork and elements within the design to incorporate them into traditional beadwork.
The beaded cuff features The White Pine Tree, also known as the Great Tree of Peace, symbolizing the unity between the nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, which includes the Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca and Onondaga clans. This tree was selected by the Peacemaker, who was sent by the Creator to bring the teachings of peace. The white pine is visually distinct because of its needles, which grow in clusters of five and represent the five nations brought together in unity. The root system for the Great Tree of Peace is also symbolic and represents the directions North, South, East and West. It is said that other nations who follow this root system can find the Great Tree of Peace andjoin the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
Associated with: guidance, protection, truth, new beginnings and cleansing of the past.
Source: www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/symbols/
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this collection will be directed to support the Indigenous Student Development Fund on campus. The Indigenous Student Development Fund was established to provide financial assistance to those Indigenous students who are most at risk of abandoning their education due to financial hardship.
Funds received will be used to support students with: Tuition and fees not covered by third-party funding, scholarships, financial aid, grants or other potential sources of funding. Educational enrichment opportunities, where other funding cannot be found, examples include but are not limited to conference fees, professional testing fees, and student professional association fees. Tools and other school supplies or additional technology needs, where costs are over and above third-party funding allowances and additional funding cannot be found. Emergency housing-related expenses, including rental payment. Emergency transportation costs. Examples include travelling home for family emergencies, travelling home or to a ceremony for cultural and/or mental health reasons. Emergency family and childcare costs for Indigenous students with families. Healthcare and/or medical expenses above what is covered through NHIB, OHIP or UHIP, as well as any supplementary healthcare offered by the Graduate and Undergraduate Student Associations' Waterloo Student Health Plan (www.studentcare.ca). Other unanticipated expenses.
The beaded jewellery was crafted by another local Indigenous artist, Emma Rain Smith, who took Alanah s original artwork and elements within the design to incorporate them into traditional beadwork.
The beaded cuff features The White Pine Tree, also known as the Great Tree of Peace, symbolizing the unity between the nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, which includes the Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca and Onondaga clans. This tree was selected by the Peacemaker, who was sent by the Creator to bring the teachings of peace. The white pine is visually distinct because of its needles, which grow in clusters of five and represent the five nations brought together in unity. The root system for the Great Tree of Peace is also symbolic and represents the directions North, South, East and West. It is said that other nations who follow this root system can find the Great Tree of Peace andjoin the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
Associated with: guidance, protection, truth, new beginnings and cleansing of the past.
Source: www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/symbols/
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this collection will be directed to support the Indigenous Student Development Fund on campus. The Indigenous Student Development Fund was established to provide financial assistance to those Indigenous students who are most at risk of abandoning their education due to financial hardship.
Funds received will be used to support students with: Tuition and fees not covered by third-party funding, scholarships, financial aid, grants or other potential sources of funding. Educational enrichment opportunities, where other funding cannot be found, examples include but are not limited to conference fees, professional testing fees, and student professional association fees. Tools and other school supplies or additional technology needs, where costs are over and above third-party funding allowances and additional funding cannot be found. Emergency housing-related expenses, including rental payment. Emergency transportation costs. Examples include travelling home for family emergencies, travelling home or to a ceremony for cultural and/or mental health reasons. Emergency family and childcare costs for Indigenous students with families. Healthcare and/or medical expenses above what is covered through NHIB, OHIP or UHIP, as well as any supplementary healthcare offered by the Graduate and Undergraduate Student Associations' Waterloo Student Health Plan (www.studentcare.ca). Other unanticipated expenses.
