Christianne GG

Left - An Acadian who wields a scythe. Her family of farmers settled in what is now known as New Brunswick. Her family and everyone else in their settlement have only survived as long as they have with the help of the Mi'kmaq people. Beyond teaching them how to survive, the Mi'kmaq traded knowledge, goods, and customs with the Acadians. Leading to intermarriages between the two groups and a long a lasting relationship between the two that still exists today.

Right- A Mi'kmaw who wields an nigoqol (eel spear). She is a member of the Wôbanaki ("People of the Dawn") Confederacy, a confederation of five Eastern Algonquian nations: the Abenaki, Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqiyik, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot. I based the beaded and sewn patterns on her clothes from a few historical sources, including a few museum pieces (here, and here) as well as paintings and illustrations from around the same time period. If I got ANYTHING wrong about her appearance/clothing - please let me knowI will make adjustments IMMEDIATELY.

Center - A coureur des bois, wielding a rifle. The daughter of a French-Canadian Voyageur and an Ojibwe woman, she navigates the waters of the Ottawa River via birch bark canoe carved by her mother. In exchange for European goods, she receives furs from various First Nations as she travels back and forth from the Great Lakes to Montreal. The sash around her waist is a ceinture fléchée (aka arrow sash), denoting her trade.