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Exhibit connects traditional and contemporary Métis beadwork artists
6 minute read Friday, Feb. 27, 2026Suspended from the ceiling in Gallery 1C03 at the University of Winnipeg is an octopus bag, created by Métis visual artist Claire Johnston.
So called for the eight tabs on the bottom, octopus bags were traditionally worn by Métis men and beaded by Métis women and held everything one would need to make a fire.
Johnston’s bag is adorned with meticulously beaded floral motifs in soft pinks and lipstick reds and powder blues, done in the tradition that has been preserved and passed on for generations despite existential threats from colonialism.
But if you look closer, there’s also a modern message of resistance, beaded vertically in cursive: “f—- AI.”
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