OJIBWE FLORAL BEADWORK ART

The Ojibwe and Cree developed a distinctive floral beadwork style in the 19th century, covering moccasins, bags, and regalia with colorful roses, forget-me-nots, and vines on dark velvet. This woodland floral art is an inclusive Indigenous heritage celebrated for its elegance and the way it blended new materials (glass beads) with Native love of nature’s forms, creating beauty from adversity.