#Salia maplelea

[dollsinvogue]

Indigenous Canadian dolls 🧡

Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada, also known as orange shirt day, we wear an orange shirt, typically with the slogan “Every Child Matters”, in remembrance and acknowledgement of what happened to Indigenous children in residential schools.

As a doll blog I feel like it is only fitting for me to highlight some amazing Indigenous Canadian artists and dolls on here!

Saila Qilavvaq from Maplelea Girls

Saila Qilavvaq is a Maplelea Girl doll who is from Iqaluit, Nunavut. She wants to be a fashion designer who brings an Inuit flair to her looks. Each Maplelea doll comes with a journal and Salia’s is the first to be written in English, French, and Inuktitut!

Along with the dolls, Maplelea Girls also makes fashion packs you can buy. Here we have the orange “Every Child Matters” shirt, Saila wearing a traditional Amauti coat, and Canyon’s Dress which was designed by Teresa Snow (the outfit is based on an outfit she made for her own daughter, Canyon)

Ribbon Skirt dolls by Tracy Boucher

These custom Ribbon Skirt dolls are meant to show women, girls, and two-spirit individuals their worth and bring attention to the MMIWG movement. Ribbon skirts are meant to be floor length and touch the ground to have connection to the Earth. Boucher further discusses the dolls and the meaning of the ribbon skirt in this interview.

No-Face dolls by Audrey “Bill” Wilson

Wilson is a Chippewas woman who based these dolls off an indigenous story of a girl who is too vain and so the Great Spirits take away her face. The story is meant to be a lesson to children about humility. More of this story can be found in this interview. 

Whetung Ojibwa dolls

In the 1960s the Whetung family began crafting more to sell at their store (now the Whetung Ojibwa Centre, a museum with indigenous art to purchase). The doll in the blue dress is named Waboose Whetung and if you find her hidden around the Whetung Ojibwa Centre you can get $5 off your purchase. More information about the Whetung history can be found here.

[mtsodie]

update ! i found this doll named salia from the maplelea company ! shes inuit !!!

I’d ask for a native Barbie guide… but I’m pretty sure there have only been three, not counting the racist Disney Pocahontas dolls

YEAH ... i dont know of any unfortunately

[alittlebitbethany]

I’m not very well at the moment but these two lovely ladies are keeping me company #claudiewells arrived today I bought her from @dollstoysngifts and #saliaqilavvaq is a @mapleleagirls doll who was a gift from my parents! I am very grateful. Image Description: a photo of two dolls standing on an armchair. One is black and dressed in 1920s clothing and the other is Inuk and wearing modern clothing. #americangirlclaudie #dollphotography #agig #agdolls #agiger #dollsofcolour #mapleleagirlsaila #mapleleagirls #maplelea #americangirldoll #americangirlbrand