In the backyard of her childhood home, Shayla Stonechild’s grandfather, Ray Oulette, unearthed an arrowhead pendant.
He would wear the treasure as a necklace for the remainder of his life, and when he passed earlier this year, the pendant was handed down to one of Stonechild’s brothers. In return, she promised her grandfather she would make another.
Come March, the Indigenous advocate partnered with Edmonton-headquartered designer Paris Jewellers for a limited edition Arrowhead necklace.
The collab sold out, with 100 per cent of the net proceeds (totaling more than $31,500) donated to Matriarch Movement, the nonprofit organization Stonechild founded to shift the mainstream narrative around Indigenous women.
Thanks to the success of the first drop, Shayla Stonechild and Paris Jewellers have partnered once again.
The new collection consists of a 21 inch sterling silver necklace ($149) and a pair of earrings ($129), available in both sterling silver and 10kt solid yellow gold-plated sterling silver. Both pieces feature an arrowhead pendant (removable on the earrings to create a classic hoop) with three diamonds.