Leah Dorion is an interdisciplinary Métis artist whose work ranges from illustrating children’s book to constructing rock effigy labyrinths to teaching workshops on making moss bags and Plains-style ribbon skirts. Whatever her medium, there’s the underlying message: Creativity is a powerful tool for celebrating and understanding who the Métis people are—especially First Nations women.
From Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Dorion creates vibrant and symbolic paintings that honor the spiritual strength of Indigenous women and the “sacred feminine.” Incorporating beads, birch bark, river rock, and shells, she shares her Métis heritage through colorful and tactile contemporary works. One such project is the Seeds From the Sacred Feminine wisdom deck—52 cards of “gentle, land-based teachings
