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Resilient Inuk Creations | Red Dress Sealskin Workshops & MMIP Awareness

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Virtual & In-person Presentations / Red Dress Sealskin Workshops  / MMIP Awareness with Vanessa Brousseau

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Becoming Resilient Inuk

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Becoming Resilient Inuk is a deeply personal memoir by Vanessa Brousseau, an Inuk artist, advocate, and survivor. In these pages, Vanessa opens her heart and shares the truth of her lived experiences—growing up in a world shaped by colonial harm, navigating intergenerational trauma, and finding strength through culture, healing, and purpose.


This book is more than a story—it’s a testimony. It honours her sister Pamela Holopainen and the many Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit People (MMIWG2S) whose voices have been silenced. Through vulnerability and courage, Vanessa invites readers on a journey of truth, resilience, and reclaiming identity.


Whether you're beginning your journey of allyship or seeking a story that reflects strength through adversity, Becoming Resilient Inuk offers powerful insight, healing, and hope.


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BECAUSE WE CARE

Because We Care is a children’s book by Inuk author Vanessa Brousseau that gently introduces young readers to the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP).


Written with care and compassion, this book helps children understand why awareness matters and how they can be good allies. It’s a great resource fo

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Vanessa's Passion

 

Vanessa Brousseau is an Indigenous truth speaker, MMIP awareness advocate, and red dress sealskin artist, my mission is to raise awareness about the ongoing injustices faced by Indigenous peoples and help end the genocide of Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island. Through storytelling, lived experience, and culture-based education, I create space for understanding, empathy, and action.


Everyone is invited to take part in Resilient Inuk's powerful virtual and in-person presentations — a meaningful step forward on the path to truth and reconciliation. Whether you're a student, educator, organization, or ally, these sessions are designed to spark dialogue, deepen awareness, and inspire real change.


I truly believe that by sharing our truths and standing together, we can build a better future — one rooted in justice, healing, and respect for all.

Vanessa's sister Pamela Jayne Holopainen has been missing for over 21 years. Her spirit inspires her to create beautiful red dress pieces to share with you all. No More Stolen Sisters!

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT VANESSA

 

Vanessa Brousseau is a proud Inuk woman and a family member of a Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP). As a survivor of abuse, neglect, racism, and poverty, Vanessa speaks from lived experience — realities that continue to impact Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island.


In May 2021, she began reclaiming her healing through traditional art, creating red dress awareness pieces made from beads and sealskin. What started as a personal act of decolonization has grown into a powerful movement — one that sparks conversation, educates communities, and honours the lives of those taken too soon.


Today, Vanessa offers both virtual and in-person presentations on Indigenous identity, MMIP awareness, Intergenerational trauma, allyship, and red dress sealskin workshops. With over 23 years of experience leading impactful workshops, she brings a voice that is both fierce and compassionate — grounded in truth, resilience, and a commitment to justice.


No More Stolen MMIP.

No More Stolen MMIP!

No More Stolen MMIP!

No More Stolen MMIP!

No More Stolen MMIP!

No More Stolen MMIP!

No More Stolen MMIP!

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Resilient Inuk Creations has s received notice of Certificate of Inuit Firm Status. Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated certifies that Resilient Inuk Creations is an Inuit firm pursuant to Article 24 of the Nunavut Agreement. 

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Vanessa's Roots

Vanessa's Role Models

Vanessa's Passion

 

Vanessa is a registered land claim beneficiary with Sanikiluaq, Nunavut. Her deep connection to her Inuit identity is rooted in the strength and resilience of her family — particularly her grandfather, whose story reflects the difficult legacy many Inuit have endured.


At just 19 years old, her grandfather was taken by ship and placed in a

 

Vanessa is a registered land claim beneficiary with Sanikiluaq, Nunavut. Her deep connection to her Inuit identity is rooted in the strength and resilience of her family — particularly her grandfather, whose story reflects the difficult legacy many Inuit have endured.


At just 19 years old, her grandfather was taken by ship and placed in a sanitorium in London, Ontario, where he remained for over seven years. During that time, he was subjected to medical experimentation, including the removal of a lung. Though he survived, he was left dependent on ongoing medical treatment. Eventually, he was transferred to Moose Factory Hospital, where he went on to serve as an X-ray technician for more than 30 years.


Vanessa Brousseau holds a deep love and respect for the James Bay region and its people. Their strength, like her grandfather’s, continues to inspire her work and advocacy today.

Vanessa's Passion

Vanessa's Role Models

Vanessa's Passion

 

Through years of healing and therapy, Vanessa has transformed her personal pain into a powerful mission: to raise MMIP awareness about the ongoing genocide of Indigenous peoples.


Vanessa Brousseau shares her lived experience by offering virtual and in-person presentations that educate, inspire, and call others to action.


As part of her hea

 

Through years of healing and therapy, Vanessa has transformed her personal pain into a powerful mission: to raise MMIP awareness about the ongoing genocide of Indigenous peoples.


Vanessa Brousseau shares her lived experience by offering virtual and in-person presentations that educate, inspire, and call others to action.


As part of her healing journey, Vanessa handcrafts red dress sealskin items — each one a tribute not only to her missing sister, Pamela Holopainen, but to the thousands of Indigenous peoples who continue to be taken. Her art is both a personal act of resilience and a public call for justice.


No More Stolen MMIP.

Vanessa's Role Models

Vanessa's Role Models

Vanessa's Role Models

 

Vanessa Brousseau's business was built on the generosity, guidance, and wisdom of Elders who believed in her vision. Many gifted her their scrap seal fur, trusting that she would transform it into meaningful, beautiful creations that honour both tradition and truth.


The Elders in Vanessa’s life have had a profound impact on her growth as 

 

Vanessa Brousseau's business was built on the generosity, guidance, and wisdom of Elders who believed in her vision. Many gifted her their scrap seal fur, trusting that she would transform it into meaningful, beautiful creations that honour both tradition and truth.


The Elders in Vanessa’s life have had a profound impact on her growth as an artist. Their teachings, encouragement, and cultural knowledge continue to shape her work and creative spirit. She carries their influence in every piece she makes — and she will forever be grateful for their role in her journey. 

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