Annie Picard is an Innu woman born in Sept îles, Québec, in 1977; in 1980, after some very hard circumstances, she moved to Sheshatshiu, with her mother and younger brother. Upon her arrival in Sheshatshiu, she quickly went into the care of her maternal grandparents, where she learned to speak her mother tongue-Innu- aimun-and was taught about the very rich culture of her Innu background. She lived six months out of the year in nutshimit in the Innu homeland Nitassinan.
One of her best memories of that time is when her grandparents used to tell her the legends of her people every night before bed. Elizabeth Jancewicz grew up in Kawawachikamach and Schefferville, Quebec, and draws much of her inspiration from the flora and fauna of that area. After leaving to attend art school in New York, she retains close ties to her childhood by continuing to illustrate books and curriculum for First Nations communities in northern Quebec, Ontario, and Newfoundland.
One of her best memories of that time is when her grandparents used to tell her the legends of her people every night before bed. Elizabeth Jancewicz grew up in Kawawachikamach and Schefferville, Quebec, and draws much of her inspiration from the flora and fauna of that area. After leaving to attend art school in New York, she retains close ties to her childhood by continuing to illustrate books and curriculum for First Nations communities in northern Quebec, Ontario, and Newfoundland.
