Eliyakota Samualie

Samualie began drawing in the 1960s.^[3] The imagery in her work frequently included bird forms.^[3]

Her work is held in several museums worldwide, including the National Gallery of Canada,^[4][3] the Cape Breton University Art Gallery Collection,^[5] the University of Delaware,^[6] the Canadian Museum of Civilization,^[3] the Art Gallery of Toronto,^[3] the Winnipeg Art Gallery,^[3] and the University of Michigan Museum of Art.^[7]

Samualie never married, but raised one adopted child.^[3]