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Rebekah Stevens finds healing through traditional Indigenous beadwork

By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer The relationship between an artist and their art is what makes their work reach people in ways words can’t identify. For Rebekah Stevens, the Indigenous studies and linguistics student behind @beksbeads on Instagram, this relationship is rooted in personal healing and affirmation of identity. In an interview with The Peak, Stevens shared more about her artistic process. Stevens first learned to bead from an Indigenous elder in her hometown at age 10. After a hiatus, she learned again through friends and staff at SFU’s Indigenous Student Centre in 2019. Since she rediscovered her passion for…

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