Top left: In this soapstone sculpture, a songbird defends his nest from an attacking hawk, a scene Lee says he saw many times growing up on his ancestral homelands.


“Territorial dispute,” 2006, soapstone, 12” x 9”.


This pouch made from moose hide and deer dew claws was a common way to carry small items.


“Deer foot bag,” 2005, brain-tanned deer and moose hide, 10” x 6.5”.


Flowers, such as these that appear white after the exterior of the antler has been removed during the carving process, often adorn Cree clothing and objects.


“Flowers,” 2010, moose’s antler, 30” x 20”.


36 WINTER 2022 AMERICAN INDIAN


PHOTOS BY ERIK LEE (3)


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