By NC Raine Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Eunice Ketchemonia-Cote, who creates unique ribbon skirts and star blankets says social media can be a double-edge sword for home-based artists like herself. From the Keeseekoose First Nation, she often posts and sells her items on Facebook because it\u2019s a quick way to showcase her work. As a result, Ketchemonia-Cote\u2019s one-of-a-kind designs have been replicated without her consent more times than she can remember. \u201cI think it\u2019s a problem that happens a lot more than people realize,\u201d said Audrey Dreaver, an artist and program co-ordinator of Indigenous Fine Arts at the First Nations University of Canada. She said misusing or outright theft of Indigenous people\u2019s artwork or \u201cintellectual property\u201d has been happening for decades. \u201cIt\u2019s a weird phenomenon that is claiming to honour… <\/p>\n
By NC Raine Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Eunice Ketchemonia-Cote, who creates unique ribbon skirts and star blankets says social media can be a double-edge sword for home-based artists like herself. From the Keeseekoose First Nation, she often posts and sells her items on Facebook because it\u2019s a quick way to showcase her work. As a result, Ketchemonia-Cote\u2019s one-of-a-kind designs have been replicated without her consent more times than she can remember. \u201cI think it\u2019s a problem that happens a lot more than people realize,\u201d said Audrey Dreaver, an artist and program co-ordinator of Indigenous Fine Arts at the First Nations University of Canada. She said misusing or outright theft of Indigenous people\u2019s artwork or \u201cintellectual property\u201d has been happening for decades. \u201cIt\u2019s a weird phenomenon that is claiming to honour... <\/p>\n