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Indigenous Outdoor Market

Sunday July 2, 10am - 4pm
991 Wellington St. West (beside Maker House)

Celebrate the end of Indigenous History Month with this fun event near the store! Support talented Indigenous Makers from across Turtle Island. Shop their unique wares, hear our Keynote Speaker and listen to some live music!

Organized by Maker House on unceded Anishinaabe Algonquin Territory.

12:45pm

Musical Guest: 
Aurora Jade

Aurora is Plains Cree from Peepeekisis First Nation, and was raised in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. She is a singer, songwriter and visual artist now living in Ottawa.

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2:15pm

Guest Speaker: 
Crystal Semaganis

Reconciliation Refresh

9 ways you can improve Indigenous life in Canada, from knowing the difference between appropriation and appreciation to how to support Indigenous artists and creatives.

If you see something, say something. 

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1:30pm

ᐋᓪᓚ ᐋᓪᓚ 
Aalla (Stranger)

Aalla (Stranger in Inuktitut) teaches games and Inuit Culture across Ottawa. Come see & learn something new!

12:30pm

The Lyons Sisters

Tansi! We're the Lyons Sisters - Metis Jiggers. We are Swampy-Cree Metis from northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan and proud citizens of the Metis Nation of Ontario. We’ve been learning traditional dance for most of our lives so our style reflects everything we’ve learned from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario. 

Meet the Makers:

Annika and Sierra Conboy

I am a young urban Inuk beader who loves to make earrings, pop-sockets, necklaces, etc. I have a small beading business with my younger sister “Bannock Bum Beading.”

View Their Work
Monague Native Crafts
Kokom Scrunchies

We recommend arriving by foot or public transit, but if driving there is free street parking available on Wellington and nearby side streets with a time limit.

The market will be setup right next door to our shop on Wellington, in the parking lot of Little Mac's.

We recognize that Indigenous peoples are not a monolith and there are many different First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities across this land. This event seeks to celebrate a diversity of artists and cultures who identify as being part of these Indigenous communities. We have done our best to ensure authenticity, while respecting the fact that not every person who is Indigenous has the same background (Eg. Status vs. non-status; On reserve vs. In the city). In the words of an artist: "we hope to work together towards decolonization & making these lands be all they can be."