Debra Sparrow is a weaver, artist and designer who was born and raised at Musqueam Indian Village. Her work combines textile and Salish design into geometric blankets. Her work revives Chiefs blankets for Musqueam cultural use and she also makes hangings that are prominent at Vancouver Airport, Museum of Anthropology and the Smithsonian. Sparrow designed the logo for the Canadian Men’s Hockey Team for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. She continues to work on pieces close to her heart at her home in Musqueam and for over thirty years has played a pivotal role in the ongoing revival of Musqueam weaving.
Aleen Sparrow is an artist, weaver and model from Musqueam who began learning traditional weaving techniques from her mother Debra in 2019, which has allowed her to reconnect to a lost artform and inspire the next generation.
Isaiah Sparrow is an artist and weaver from Musqueam and he is working with his mother Aleen and grandmother Debra to learn weaving techniques. Aleen and Isaiah are part of the continuance of a Salish weaving tradition.
