How Kelsey Powless helps keep Haudenosaunee languages and culture alive through the art of home decor

When Kelsey Powless decided she would do what she could to help keep Haudenosaunee languages and culture alive, she plugged in a scroll saw.

It was a brave choice for an artist who had never used power tools. After some training and lots of support from her family, the day after receiving a scroll saw for Christmas, she made her first sign. It took 11 hours. She made signs for her family and posted them on social media. Then the orders took off andPowless + Co. was born.

Aicha Smith-Belghaba, Indigenous storyteller, journalist, chef and owner of Esha's Eats, talks with Kelsey Powless about the art work she does to preserved Haudenosaunee language and culture. Powless says she has made it part of her missionto "revitalize Indigenous languages through home dcor."

Watch the full interview in the video above as Powless takes Smith-Belghaba through her workshop on Six Nations.

Powless has some advice for anyone that helped change her life do the thing that you love and you'll never have a bad day.

Follow her on Facebook at Powless + Co. and on Instagram at@powlessandco.