Bernice Jensen
Bernice Jensen is a First Nations member from the Okanagan Nation (Vernon, BC) and lives in T’kemlups te Secwepemc (Kamloops, BC) with her husband and family. She was the cultural educational coordinator of Kamloops’ Aboriginal Friendship Society and School District 73 where she educated on Indigenous Ways of Knowing and has since retired.
She is also the owner of All My Relations Creations, where she creates authentic First Nations art projects such as ribbon skirts, ribbon shirts, moccasins, birch bark baskets, cedar bark baskets, pine needle baskets, leather pouches, dentalium necklaces and matching earrings, beaded lanyards, beaded bracelets, parfleche medallions, and beaded earrings.
Bernice is an active dancer in the community, dancing at gatherings and pow wows.
Category: Indigenous Ways
Upcoming Programs by Bernice Jensen
2026 Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Celebrated Ribbon Skirt or Shirt Workshop
Celebrated Ribbon Skirt or Shirt Workshop Learn about the history, symbolism, and protocol of the ribbon skirt (or shirt), a traditional Indigenous clothing worn by women. Each skirt is made up of fabric and multiple ribbon colours. The ribbons represent many meanings and together, the skirt can tell a story. Similarly, ribbon shirts represent cultural […]