When Patricia Sinclair fell in love with the traditional Métis art of finger-weaving sashes she wanted to learn more, but had trouble finding a teacher. "Then there was Jessie Clemons," Sinclair said.

The tools of her trade are simple, as in a stick and some threads. But what Sharon Ensminger creates with them are pieces of art straight out of her past. This native Middle Tennessean who just ...

If men today chose women based on how well they could weave a Métis sash, I’d still be single. I spent a day practicing my finger weaving skills in a traditional Indigenous arts class at Métis ...