Indigenous Poppy Fabric
Designed with our Indigenous veterans in mind, and ideal for Remembrance Day projects such as ribbon skirts and bags. Indigenous Veterans Day is November 8th and I wanted to create a fabric acknowledging that. It's available in three print sizes.
Completely designed and copyrighted by Kaija Heitland, owner/operator Indigenous Nouveau.
As with all my fabric that is print to order, please order this product separately from items other than fabric, as I pay separate shipping to get it to you! Thank you! (Please also select the correct shipping at checkout.)
Organic quilting cotton is manufactured in North America and printed in Canada, that is perfect for all your quilting, light clothing projects and ribbon skirts. Measuring 55”x39”.
Cotton canvas is a great option for tote bags, upholstery and other harder wearing projects. Measuring 55”x39”.
Poly canvas is a sealed, 100% polyester fabric suitable for tote bags for shopping and upholstery jobs suitable for outdoor projects. 58” x 39”
Organic cotton hemp fabric is a great quilting and clothing fabric, with a gentle stiffness to add a bit more structure to the traditional light quilting cotton. It is 76% organic cotton/24% hemp and
150g/m2. It is completely manufactured and printed here in Canada with an ecological process that reduces the amount of water and energy used to produce it. 55”x39”Price is per meter and multiple meters will be shipped as one continuous length.
Delivery date is estimated to be anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks, as every order is printed to order and ship directly from the factory in Montreal and separately from all other items. . Please contact me if you haven't received your fabric in 3 weeks time.
Microprint photo will be updated when I get it in stock, but it is about 50% the size of the smaller of the two prints.
“Plenty of information is available online about the contribution Indigenous veterans had in the armed conflicts that Canada has been involved in since the war of 1812, but very little to educate on the story and the plight of these soldiers on their return to a country that did not see them as citizens or worthy of the same benefits as their Non-indigenous fellow soldiers. Being non-citizens for most of Canadian history, Indigenous soldiers volunteered their service, even during conscription when they had no obligation to do so.
The history of how Canada treated First Nations, Inuit and Métis soldiers on their return is a shameful and overlooked part of military history. They did not share equal benefits, any of the land given out to veterans in solider settlement schemes, and often returned home to find their own lands confiscated to be distributed amongst the non-indigenous veterans, unless they submitted to forcible enfranchisement and their loss of Status.
The repercussions of these actions by the Canadian government ripple through history, and are responsible for the destruction of families, farms, communities and part of the story that needs to be told
“I want to create a pattern to commemorate the sacrifice and dedication that our Indigenous veterans gave to Canada, voluntarily, and not compensated or recognized for that sacrifice. The Indigenous Veterans Community has adopted the symbol of the poppy. I would like to reaffirm that adoption by Indigenizing it.” - Kaija Heitland (2021 8th Generation blanket competition entry)
