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Discover local First Nations, Inuit, and Métis businesses open to serve you during the COVID-19 Crisis.

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Ravens Brewing & Distilling Company

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Ravens Brewing Company is inspired by the agricultural roots surrounding the Abbotsford area. We are brewing European and West Coast beers, respecting the ingredients traditionally found in these great brews. Our commitment to working with our neighbours in using locally sourced ingredients has created the Ground to Glass series of beers.  Each of the beers will feature ingredients grown with Read more…
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Nahanee Creative Inc.

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Catalyzing social change to transform colonial narratives & impacts with workshop facilitation, transformative organizational development, decolonizing workbooks & communication design grounded in Squamish Matriarchy Read more…
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BannockSlap Burgers and Indian Tacos/ Millers Market/ Hazy Indigenous Cannabis

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Shane Miller has created a destination for First Nations people and all people who love food! He says it’s so easy to get fast food and Western food, but nowhere to showcase local Indigenous food. So he created Bannock Slap. He expanded and now also has Hazy Valley Indigenous Cannabis and Millers Market. These 3 small businesses are in the Read more…
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Frettchan Studios

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Chantelle is an artist from BC with Nisga’a and Métis heritage who specializes in illustration, graphic design, and painting, she does freelance work for private and commercial clientele through her small business Frettchan Studios. Her work ranges from bold formline to charming cartoons to painterly realism. Some of her work is available for licensing and she offers services such as Read more…
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Raven Rising Enterprises Ltd.

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Raven Rising is an e-commerce chocolate shop located in Sudbury, Ontario. Global Indigenous is our inspiration and our legacy. Our chocolates focus on traditional ingredients sourced from Indigenous people and businesses in Canada and globally. We strive to offer sustainable, ethically sourced, traceable, Fair Trade, and organic ingredients. As well, we utilize Callebaut and Cacao Barry products along with their Read more…
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Red Eagle Promotions

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If you are looking to support Indigenous-owned companies, Red Eagle Promotions is a 100% First Nations-owned online gift shop based in Manitoba. All products are designed by Indigenous-Canadians and we are highly dedicated in promoting Indigenous artists and their respective works. Our mission is to establish meaningful relationships with our artists. Red Eagle Promotions promotes all artists in our yearly Read more…
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1Nation Distribution

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1 Nation Distribution was incorporated in 2013 as a unique business and distribution model managed by First Nations business leaders to promote healthy, regional economies. Over 400 locations and growing including in industries such as Hotels, Resorts, Casinos and Communities and Travel Center’s. With over a decade of experience building partnerships and relationships with Indigenous and Native American communities in Read more…
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Red Rebel Armour

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Founded in 2018, Red Rebel Armour sells its authentic Anishinaabe streetwear brand and provides apparel printing services to fund its social purpose. Our social purpose at Red Rebel Armour is to reduce recidivism by creating jobs for our relatives that are experiencing the criminal justice system. In addition to providing employment, we have incorporated Indigenous ways of knowing throughout the Read more…

Coronavirus' impact on Indigenous businesses

Why is consumer support for Indigenous business important during this time?

  • There are over 50,000 Indigenous businesses in Canada and 99% of them are small- or medium-sized enterprises, which are being hardest hit by the pandemic
  • Indigenous businesses on-reserve face unique barriers at this time because of the lack of broadband and infrastructure that enables e-commerce
  • Main sources of financing for privately- or community-owned Indigenous businesses are retained earnings, private savings, or development corporations – not traditional lenders
Read More (thefutureeconomy.ca)

How can you help?

A few ways  that you, as a consumer, can support First Nations businesses:

  • Purchase goods and services from Indigenous businesses
  • Shop online and order some art or jewellery from Indigenous artists
  • Amplify (like, share, re-post) social media postings
  • Add Indigenous businesses to your supply chain