Behind the MASK

MARC-ANDRE FLEURY | CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

FLEURY’S WIFE, VERONIQUE LAROSEE, is of Abenaki and Mi’kmaq descent, so honoring Indigenous culture for Native American Heritage Month in November was personal. Fleury commissioned Ojibwe artist Patrick Hunter, who previously helped the Blackhawks with artwork for their Land Acknowledgement. It includes seven feathers to symbolize the Seven Grandfather Teachings, and the Ojibwe flowers represent unity of the Indigenous cultures.