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daphne's Naabidoo'igan Silent Auction 2026

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5425 Av. Casgrain unit 103, Montréal, QC H2T 1X6, Canada


1 - Mihku Gourmet Bundle
$25

Starting bid

This gourmet bundle of Mihku products contains 2 spreads, 1 syrup, and an assortment of gourmet bars. Value of $80, donated and made by MIHKU, they offer a range of fine chocolates and other gourmet treats inspired by local flavours and by the Indigenous roots of chocolatier Marianne Chevalier, a member of the Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation. Among their range of products, you'll find chocolates with northern flavors and unique spreads.

2 - Kinectic Flower Necklace
$150

Starting bid

“We are all flowers opening in our own time.” Every flower opens at its own pace. Inspired by this idea, the Ellef Kinetic Flower, handcrafted in 925 sterling silver, gently opens and closes its petals, symbolizing growth, patience, and transformation. This flower is deeply connected to my journey of reconnecting with my Wendat identity. I do not pretend to carry knowledge that was not passed down to me. I am learning to listen, reconnect, and move forward with humility alongside my community. We are still here even after a period of disconnection, something can continue to live, grow, and bloom again. This flower reminds us that every journey is unique, and that we each have our own time to bloom.


Value of $500, donated by Marie-Michelle Faber (Ellef), a Wendat multidisciplinary artist and jeweller who has performed in over 6,000 shows as an acrobat and singer with Cirque du Soleil. Today, reconnecting with her Wendat identity is at the heart of her artistic practice, including through Ellef Jewelry, where she creates contemporary jewellery inspired by movement, nature, and the stories that connect us. She is currently developing her first stage creation, Ayana and the Whispers of the Ancestors, a project in research and development exploring identity, memory, and intergenerational transmission.

3 - sky berry (2022)
$15

Starting bid

sky berry, 2022 a matt print of original artwork: oil painting with contemporary and vintage glass seed beads
Print Size, 8.5x11”, value of $45. Created and donated by Sierra Barber (she/her), a Mohawk / mixed-European artist from Port Dover, ON, registered at the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, currently based in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal. She holds an MFA (2025) in the Painting and Drawing program at Concordia University and a BFA (2015) from OCAD University with a major in Sculpture and Installation and a minor in the Indigenous Visual Culture Program. Sierra is currently part of the inaugural cohort of the Habiter le MAC, 2026 residency program hosted by The Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (MAC).


4 - Matriarchy: 3 Generaciones
$85

Starting bid

Matriarchy: 3 Generaciones is an ode to the matriarchs that came before me and shaped who I am. This pair honours the idea of home through its shape, knowledge transfer, continuity and connection through colour transition. They’re a symbol of strength and structure, with the blue representing sky, air, water. The wearer feels comfort, safety, stability, and community. The featherweight shoulder dusting of this piece serves as a gentle reminder that the matriarchs walk beside us physically and in spirit with our ancestors. These shimmering fringe earrings were made with Size 11/0 Miyuki delicas in AB, satin & 24kt gold-plated finish, 18kt gold-plated hooks. Value of $280, donated and created by Cristina Flores, a mixed Mexican-Abenaki-Italian-Quebecoise beadwork artist, mom, queer femme and translator. She’s been adorning folks since 2008.

5 - Poppy Brooch
$100

Starting bid

Statement caribou-tufted red poppy brooch stitched onto a pillow of fox fur. Made of red and black Charlotte-cut seed beads and 24kt gold-plated seed beads, caribou hair, quills, abalone centre, fox fur. Value of $300, created by beadwork artist Olivya Leblanc of Harvest Moon Designs.

6 - Delicate St Petersburg Necklace
$45

Starting bid

The Delicate St Petersburg Necklace is an Intricate beaded necklace made of glass beads, swarovski crystal beads and a stainless steel clasp. Value of $150, made and donated by Kateri Aubin Dubois (Nisnipawset Beadwork), a beadwork artist from the Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation and who has been a beadworker for the past 11 years. She loves to create intricate pieces that showcase her technical skills and creativity. Along with her passion for glass beads, Kateri is also a freelance translator and loves to translate children's books written by indigenous authors.  

7 - Keselmol Pin (Peach)
$5

Starting bid

Keselmol Pin (peach), 1” x 1” soft enamel pin. Value of $10, donated and created by Emma Hassencahl-Perley, a Wolastoqey (Wolastoqewiyik) visual artist and curator from Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation), New Brunswick. Working across painting, beadwork, and digital illustration, her work explores Wabanaki visual and material culture through the double-curve motif — a recurring design element in Wabanaki beadwork, birchbark etching, and textiles. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Mount Allison University in 2017 and completed a Master of Arts in Art History at Concordia University in 2022.

8 - Negative/Positive
$250

Starting bid

Negative/Positive by Jobena Petonoquot, Photographer Martin A. Loft, Materials: Ink Jet Photographs 27.94 x 36.83 cm. Value of $750, donated by Jobena Petonoquot is a contemporary Algonquin artist from Kitigan Zibi. She has an MFA in Fibres and Material Practices (2026) from Concordia University. Through beadwork technique and photography, she creates narrative works that are critical and sensitive look at Canada’s colonial history, as well as highlighting the beauty of her culture and her love of the land.

9 - Kahihshòn:’a (Berry) T-shirt
$10

Starting bid

Adorable Kahihshòn:’a (Berry) t-shirt (100% cotton, small-xl) value of $45. The Kahihshòn:’a (Berry) design was created in collaboration between owner of Lotus + Sage Holistics, Lauren McComber and graphic designer Skarahkotà:ne Deom. It features blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries in their different stages of growth. The dot work symbolizes the sun, which ripens the berries. Both women are Kanien’kehá:ka from Kahnawà:ke. Donated by Lotus + Sage Holistics, who crafts by hand natural bath, beauty, and body products. Made on Kanien’kehá:ka Mohawk Territory, many of our products are inspired by our land and culture.

10 - Brook Trout Earrings
$20

Starting bid

These Brook Trout fringe earrings are inspired by the brightly coloured fresh water fish. Hanging length of about 2”, made with miyuki glass beads & come with sterling silver earring hooks. Value of $80, made and donated by Megan Gillespie (Leona), an Ojibwe beadworker originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba but has been living and creating in Montreal for the past few years. Inspired by her great granny, who was a residential school “survivor” and a strong military babe, this project is titled Leona. Colour, whimsy & folky-fun are woven into each design.

11 - "Land Back" Seal Skin Earrings
$180

Starting bid

Stunning "Land Back" Seal Skin Earrings. Value of $600, made and donated by Eva Mae (R2bead2). A similar pair was featured in a magazine spread in Elle Canada (February/March 2026 issue) worn by Inuk singer-songwriter Elisapie!! Eva Mae is Inuk from Puvirnituq, a community in Nunavik. She started beading in the winter of 2021 and loves expressing her creativity in this medium.

12 - Le Tsehk Gift Basket
$10

Starting bid

The Tsehk! gift basket contains various products you can find at Le Tsehk. Value of $31, donated by Le Tsehk! both an art gallery and a specialty food shop featuring Indigenous products located in Wendake. Discover the variety of their flavours, as well as their Indigenous illustrations and books.

13 - Autumn Medicine Pouch
$60

Starting bid

Autumn Medicine pouch made with deer leather with printed leaves, flowers, berries and vegetables, lined with cotton fabric and felt, edged with size 15 miyuki seed beads. Value of $200. Made and donated by Flint Arrow Designs (Tyler Diabo), a Mohawk artist from Kahnawa:ke/Montreal. He works in many different forms such as moccasins and bags, wampum, sewing, and beading. He is the owner of Flint arrows design and his specialty is his printed deer leather such as the bag he's made for the auction. 

14 - Pigmented Butterfly Print
$100

Starting bid

Yarrow pigment, rose pigment, smudge remnants, chokecherry & Saskatoon berry pigment on watercolour paper. Size approx 7”x7”.  Value of $350, donated by Audie Murray, a visual artist whose practice is rooted in process and material intervention. Working across mediums such as beadwork, drawing, media, and installation, her engagement with ancestral knowledge systems explores how bodies carry memory, defiance and care, expanding on the multiplicities of contemporary Indigenous life. Murray’s family ties are to the Lebret and Meadow Lake Métis communities and she is a registered member of Flying Dust First Nation.

15 - Hooked Wall Hanging
$75

Starting bid

36" × 30" hooked wall hanging, value of $250. Created and donated by Leslee Louise, a self-taught artist. The imagery on her brightly coloured latch-hooked works is inspired by her love of birds and animals. Leslee often references stone caches and the ancient Indigenous carvings at the Peterborough Petroglyphs, as these cultural markers are integrated into her life experiences from childhood onwards.

16 - Fanny Pack
$35

Starting bid

This one of a kind Streetwear Fanny Pack is made with seedbeads, value of $120. Donated and made by Love, Koko (Kona Slays), a 2S Streetwear Designer from Rapid lake. Love, Koko specializes in streetwear designs that cultivates a new style of urban Indigenous flare. Combining tradition with modernity to create beautiful, handmade designs that are culturally appropriate and accessible to all. 

17 - "Cuz" Painting
$100

Starting bid

"Cuz"  14 x 14 oil on Canvas painting. Value of $350, donated and created by Nelson White is an artist and member of the Flat Bay First Nation Band (No'kmaq Village) in Newfoundland. His paintings are collected across North America, including the provincial art collection of NL, NS, PEI, NB and the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. He was named ArtsNL Artist of the Year for 2020 and the winner of 2022 VANL CARFAC Excellence in Visual Arts Milestone Award.  He was long listed for the 2025 Sobey’s Art Award and a finalist for the 2025 Kingston Prize and again in 2026.

18 - Laura's Chair
$100

Starting bid

This found object chair is transformed into a portrait of Laura, Lori Beavis’ grandmother, a strong Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg matriarch. The chair carries memories and stories. It is adorned with everyday pleasures that shaped her life – the lake, the wild rice, the fish and the berries. This is a chair for Laura – a place of honour, remembering and enduring presence. Value of $300, donated and created by Lori Beavis, Dominic Hardy, Brian Nichols, and Leslee Louise are four longtime friends whose decades-spanning relationships extend into a shared creative practice. Occasionally coming together to make art, they create space for experimentation, exchange, and mutual support. Their collaborations are rooted in friendship and a shared commitment to community, with their artistic efforts also supporting local organizations and causes. For them, making art is not only a creative act, but a way of nurturing relationships, strengthening community, and giving back.

19 - olé, 2026
$300

Starting bid

olé, 2026. 16 x 20 in, acrylic on canvas. Value of $900, donated and created by Christian Chapman, a painter and printmaker from Fort William First Nation, ON.

20 - Out in the Country
$100

Starting bid

The piece is called "Out in the Country." It depicts a place where the sky, the earth and water meet each other, providing peace to each other and to the viewer or visitor. It is a mixed media piece, made by felting wool, tufting caribou hair, and placing beads.  The seeds around the edge are Wolf Willow seeds from the Yukon.  The wooden plate was turned by Sandra's husband, Barry Moore, who is often a contributor to her work in some way.  Value of $300, donated and created by Sandra D Moore is a Michi Saagiig Ojibwe artist from Hiawatha First Nation. Moore’s art practice is rooted in teaching others how to create and work with a variety of natural materials – porcupine quills, caribou hair, tanned animal hide, tanned fish skins, fish scales, birchbark, pine needles, and more. She is a community-based artist who is responsible in many ways for the revitalization of traditional arts, such as porcupine quillwork, tufting, hide and fish tanning and pine needle work on her home territory.


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