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Adele ᒪᐢᑿᓱᐤᐏᐢᑵᐤ Arseneau is a disabled multidisciplinary artist and recognized Nehiyaw (Cree) and Michif (Métis) knowledge keeper and Elder. With over 40 years of lived cultural experience, her practice centers storytelling, traditional craftsmanship, and community-based mentorship to support cultural resurgence and ethical reconnection. 

Born in Prince George, and raised among the Dakelh (Carrier) people in British Columbia, Adele’s work bridges her adopted and ancestral roots. Her art practice is grounded in story—a method of teaching and cultural transmission passed down by family. She engages in Métis and Plains-style beadwork, hide tanning, cedar carving, and digital media to express both traditional and contemporary Indigenous identities. 

Adele holds diplomas in Fine Art and Graphic Design and completed the Reconciliation Carving Program at Langara College, apprenticing with Squamish Nation master carver Xwalacktun. In 2019, she completed a hide tanning residency with Fern and Roe and continues to mentor emerging Indigenous tanners across Turtle Island. 

She is an active member of multiple Indigenous arts organizations, including the Triia Native Art Collective and Cowichan Valley Arts Council, and has exhibited her work from North Vancouver to Toronto. Her public art commissions for the City of Vancouver highlight the intersections of cultural knowledge, environmental stewardship, and social justice. 

Adele’s art is a vessel for healing and reclamation. Through mentorship, community engagement, and a deep respect for ancestral teachings, she creates works that honor her kin, land, and more-than-human relations.