Mend and Repair.

The article focuses on the artistic practice of Maria Hupfield, an Anishinaabe citizen of Wasauksing First Nation, whose sculptures and wearable designs explore Indigenous identity, memory, and resistance through materials like industrial felt. Hupfield’s work incorporates objects that link time, place, and shared experiences, often transforming everyday items into forms that challenge their function and cultural meanings. Her practice includes performance art, sculptural installations, and a clothing collection launched in 2024, which draws on Indigenous traditions and contemporary expressions to engage with histories of colonialism and Indigenous resilience. The use of felt connects her work to both Anishinaabe history and post-minimalist art movements, while her performances and objects evoke ongoing struggles for Indigenous rights and cultural survival.