tipim'sowin / freedom - Fine Art Prints bees the bears are adapted to

the bears are adapted to life on the salty sea shores where they crack open shells to enjoy the sweet insides

but concerned citizens attracted attention and in 2016 the park was saved forever by achieving status as a Provincial Park

when I look up at them

I stand depicted as a tree

tipim'sowin / freedom - Fine Art Prints bees the bears are adapted toA white bison stands against an evening sky as a flock of starlings fly up behind it. White bison are sacred. They are signs of spiritual renewal for many plains people, including the Metis. I painted this to be a sign of renewal, hope and freedom. Metis people lived by the buffalo and it provided us a life of freedom which we deeply cherished. They were a sign of our identity that we shared with other plains nations. Bison were nearly made extinct