Precious beadwork medallion, supplies stolen from home of Winnipeg artist – Winnipeg | 24CA News
Winnipeg Artist Chantel Scott is holding onto hope {that a} beaded medallion of Indigenous conflict hero Sergeant Tommy Prince, and her artwork provides, can be returned to her.
She stated many objects had been stolen from her house in March throughout a break-in whereas her household was away, and whereas their house was being handled for a bedbug infestation days after transferring in.
“I could tell they took my bike, my TV, my beads, my work-in-progress beadwork, like the stuff that I haven’t finished because I was in a different area. A big jar of money was also taken. My power tools that I just bought for my birthday in February.”
Scott didn’t name the police till she came upon which was March 21. She was in a position to come again to the area just lately on April 4 and that’s when she realized her valuable medallion was additionally taken.
“ I was able to go through my boxes and see what really was also taken and that’s when I found out my beadwork was taken, my Tommy prints, I had my long beaded earrings, like my personal stuff that I wasn’t going to sell.”
Scott started beading just a few years in the past as a solution to join along with her Indigenous tradition and he or she stated she needed to do a bit of Prince as he’s a relation to her household.
“That one is important to me because that was like a personal project. I did it for myself,” she stated. “I think pretty much all my family members know who Tommy Prince is and what he’s done.”
Scott stated she actually needs the piece again as she labored extremely laborious on it and it means quite a bit to her.
“Beading for me takes a really long time to begin with because I had a daughter and now I’m working full-time,”
She is basically hoping the medallion and the provides that took her years to gather aren’t misplaced without end and possibly the thief would possibly think about returning them to her.
“I think what they’re going through right now is probably something that they wouldn’t do if they weren’t on drugs or in that lifestyle. I do want my items back. I’m not going to ask any questions of how you got it, where you got it, I just want them back.”
— With recordsdata from Global’s Rosanna Hempel
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