Allison Ganę’di: yohs Mitten, Gayogoh:no, Wolf Clan from Six Nations. Allison is a mother, language learner, student, educator, and artist. She has been beading for many years, and has had many teachers, but she was first taught how to bead by her Auntie Sandra when she was 11 years old. She is continuously learning and trying new beading techniques to continue to enhance her own skills. Allison is working with urban Indigenous youth in Hamilton through the NYA:WEH Elementary Program. She has her Bachelor of Indigenous Adult Education from Brock University and is a life long learner of Cayuga and Mohawk Languages.