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Cecile Deneyoua

Affiliation: Dene
Birth Place: Kakisa Lake, Northwest Territories

Cecile Deneyoua is a Dene artist living in Hay River, Northwest Territories. Originally born in
Kakisa Lake, Northwest Territories, Cecile learned the traditional arts of moose hair tufting and
beadwork at the your age of 12 by watching her mother. Cecile's mother helped refine her
intricate artwork skills through continued encouragement and teaching. Cecile proudly and
fluently speaks her traditional language of South Slavey, and has gained much confidence with her
artwork ocer the past 40 years by sharing her talents with her sisters who are also moose hair
tufters.

Cecile realizes the importance of teaching traditional artwork to her children and grandchildren,
so they may pass it onto future generations. Cecile holds Addictions and Social Work diplomas
and works in her community's Addictions Treatment Centre, serving the people of the North in
the best way she can.

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