The Spirit of Beads: Sharing Our Stories | trailer

The Spirit of Beads: Sharing our Stories is presented with the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto and Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch. The exhibit is a celebration of Ukrainian and Indigenous beadwork, incorporating historical and contemporary pieces.
The exhibition begins with the history of the bead trade in North America and Ukraine, tracing the origin of beads from natural materials such as stones, shells, and bones, to commercially-manufactured beads. It also highlights contemporary beadwork artists who demonstrate how beadwork re-invents and expresses past and present understandings of cultural identity.
For more about this exhibit and to view it virtually, please visit www.umcontario.com