Naomi Smith

Naomi Smith is a First Nations artist, curator, and educator from Kitchener, Ontario, renowned for her work revitalizing and teaching traditional Indigenous beadwork, using materials like porcupine quill, sweet grass, and birch bark. She has curated exhibitions such as Spirit Seeds: A Celebration of First Nations Beadwork, served as Folk Artist-in-Residence at the Schneider Haus National Historic Site, and leads educational workshops to share cultural traditions and history.