b'COVER STORYWALKING BEYONDBy Sarah B. HoodAcclaimed artist Maxine Noel speaks about living up to her Y Sioux name Mahpiya Ioyan Maniou might not guess it from her matter-of-fact attitudeNow 76, Noel has spent her career in the company of the top and her quiet wit, but Maxine Noel has achievedIndigenous artists of the past century: Daphne Odjig, Norval almost every honour that Canada can bestow uponMorrisseau, Carl Beam, John Kim Bell. Through the Foundation, I an experienced visual artist. met most of our artists, she says, referring to the National Aboriginal They gave me a star on the street in Stratford, says Noel. I wasAchievement Foundation (now known as Indspire), which was given the Order of Canada and the Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal.founded by Bell, the noted orchestra conductor. I sat on every arts And an award that most people dont know about: Rookie of thejury involving visual and performing arts for the Foundation.Year for Northern Alberta, from the Canadian Ski Patrol. My passionBorn on Manitobas Birdtail Reserve, where the Assiniboine River was downhill skiing. meets Birdtail Creek, Noel is of Oglala Sioux heritage. I think the 14Fall/Winter 2022'