Five NWT artists set to attend ‘huge’ market in New Mexico

By Tom Taylor  Local Journalism Initiative This August, a group of five Indigenous artists from the NWT will head to Santa Fe, New Mexico to sell their work at one of the most esteemed markets of its kind. The group will be in the American southwest from August 16 to 18 for the Santa Fe Indian Market (SFIM), which will be returning to the city for the 102nd time. “I’m very honoured and feel privileged to be able to attend the Santa Fe Indian Market,” said Fort Simpson Dene and Métis artist Shawna McLeod, who will be visiting Santa Fe for the first time. “It was on my bucket list to go as a spectator, so you can imagine that I never thought I would be attending as a vendor. “It’s…

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