Indigenous beadwork goes viral after Rihanna flight attendant moment

A flight attendant from Kahnawake, a First Nations Mohawk Territory reserve in Quebec, says she is still overwhelmed after a video of her gifting Rihanna an Indigenous beaded lanyard went viral online. Lily Kahnerahtiio Dailleboust, a Kanien’kehá (Mohawk) woman, says the moment carries far more meaning than a simple exchange. “There’s shares, and shares, and shares and comments — I can’t keep up,” she said, describing the flood of attention on social media, where the video has drawn hundreds of thousands of views. Dailleboust, an Air Canada flight attendant, met Rihanna on a flight from Toront…