Northern life was her niche. But now Yellowknife-based artist Dawn Oman is giving up her iconic polar bears and inukshuks for a new inspiration in Nova Scotia.

Oman is a direct descenĀ­dant of Chief Snuff of the Yellow Knives, one of the signers of the historic Treaty 8 with the Government of Canada. Oman is renowned internationally for her depicĀ­tions of northern life and designing art that is sold all over the world.