Josephine Beaucage
| Josephine Beaucage | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | beading instructor |
Josephine Beaucage was a person who travelled to 33 reserves to teach beading.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- Home community: Nipissing First Nation[2]
- November 2017: She was a traditional artist who taught arts and crafts, including beading for full regalia, to Bands on northern and remote reserves in Ontario. She taught her granddaughter, Jennifer Twigg, how to sew. The article refers to this person as deceased (no date of death is given).[2]
- September 2022: She is credited with revitalizing beadwork traditions at Nipissing First Nation and 33 other nations. She was the daughter of the guide Paul Commanda. The article refers to this person as deceased (no date of death is given).[3]
- December 2025: She travelled to 33 different reserves across Ontario and Quebec to reteach people about beading. She taught the craft to the aunt of Joan McLeod Shabogesic. The article refers to this person as deceased (no date of death is given).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dokis and Nipissing First Nations partner to care for the stories in the Lake Nipissing Beading Project", Anishinabek News, 16 December 2025 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Twiggs with that, please: Jennifer Twigg driven to do as Twiggs opens first Sudbury location", Anishinabek News, 10 November 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Thousands of years of collective memories honoured in The Lake Nipissing Beading Project", Anishinabek News, 20 September 2022 (archived copy; original article).