Writing & Editing - Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
My name is Chipewyan "Chip" McCrimmon and I am currently in my 5th year at Brock University majoring in Political Science and minoring in Business. I was born in Toronto, raised throughout Saskatchewan, and went to Bloomington, Indiana (USA) to play high school lacrosse. I decided to come to Brock University to pursue my dream of playing college lacrosse! I am Dene (Chipewyan specifically) and a member of the Deninu K'ue First Nation. My home community is located in Fort Resolution on the eastern shore of the Great Slave Lake. I was also raised throughout Northern Saskatchewan and while growing up there I was influenced by the Western Cree culture as well! A huge part of my culture is focused on the earth and everything that it encompasses. I have been very influenced by this in creating my art as I really want to portray the beauty of our environment and all that animals that we coincide with. A key aspect of my culture is realizing what humans are on the planet for, and that is to be the caretakers of Mother Earth and all that live in it. We were put on this planet to help take care of it, not to destroy it. I hope to promote that part of my culture into the Canadian culture through my art.In late 2015, I tried my hand at wood burning for the first time at a wood burning workshop hosted by Aboriginal Student Services at Brock University. I instantly fell in love with it and caught on to it very quickly, and I am proud to say I am self-taught!In May of 2016, I was unemployed and in desperate need of money to pay for food, rent, and a maxed out credit card. One of my friends suggested I turn my artistic ability into a business and that is exactly what I did.Feel free to check out my work at www.intricateburns.com
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