From beginner beading kits to blankets, presents from Indigenous\u002Downed business tell a story
— a place of selling or trade in Anishinaabemowin — at 55 ByWard Market Square in June with a Summer Solstice block party.
Find products including Kokom Scrunchies, Beam Paints, Kaapittiaq Coffee, Tea Horse Teas, Ocean Kiana, Métis Branded, FN Clean Water, Roberta Anderson Designs, Native Love Notes, Foxy Beadwork, Wolf and Crow Studio, Cedar Canoe Candles, toques and soaps made by the youth. “We really invite folks to come into the store every few week and see what we have to offer,” she said. “Our products are always changing.”Trisha Pitura, a member of Nipissing First Nation, and Mélanie Bernard turn motifs designed by Indigenous artist into blankets, shawls, ponchos for kids, mittens and bags .
As the company grew, the duo adopted fabrics made of recycled wool and polyester to reduce their environmental impact and continued giving back to causes including women’s crisis centres and food banks.Article content
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