MEET THE FOUNDER

My name is Sade Makerra Auger, and I am honored to share my journey and the vision behind Hawk Lace with you. As a proud Cree First Nations woman, I carry the legacy of my ancestors in my heart and in my work.

My spiritual name, Pretty Voice Hawk Lace Woman, was given to me as a baby by my Grandmother (Kookum). My name comes with great meaning, and responsibility that not everyone can understand. Reflecting the sacred guardian animal spirits and messengers who walk with me, the main two being the Hawk, a powerful messenger, guides me with clarity and wisdom, and the second one being grandmother Spider, the lace of web, who is the weaver of destiny, writing, and reminds me of the deep connections that bind us all.

I grew up surrounded by my Elders, traditional healers, medicine people, ceremony, and mediums. My Kookum, Rose Auger—Woman Who Stands Strong—was a powerful and well-respected spiritual healer, known in our ways as both a doctor and medicine woman. She lived by Natural Law, never holding a western colonial job, yet she was always provided for because she followed our traditional ways and knew how to live in harmony with the land. She decolonized my young mind without me even realizing it—teaching me about animal spirits, plant medicines, and the sacredness of all life. She shared our prophecies with me, she only wore moccasins and dresses she made herself, and she passed down the art of crafting—jewelry, dream catchers, medicine bags, and other sacred items. Through her, I learned by watching and doing, by listening and feeling, and by walking in a good way.