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Sunday June 30, 10am - 4pm
991 Wellington St. West (beside Maker House)
Celebrate the end of Indigenous History Month with this fun & free event near the store! Support talented Indigenous Makers from across Turtle Island. Shop their unique wares, while enjoying performance art & more!
Organized by Maker House on unceded Anishinaabe Algonquin Territory.
12:45pm
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.
1:00pm
Indigenous Identity Fraud and the Ghost Warrior Society
2:00pm
Aalla (Stranger in Inuktitut) teaches games and Inuit Culture across Canada. Come see & learn something new!
1:30pm & 2:30pm
An Ottawa-based busker and storyteller, self-taught in guitar and vocals, is set to be a highlight at City Folk this September, showcasing a repertoire of traditional and country tunes.
12:30pm
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.
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.”
Ashley, the Wahta Mohawk founder of Bougie Birch, holds a BA (Honours) in Political Science with a specialization in International Relations and Indigenous Studies. With more than ten years of experience in business, human resource management, and customer service, Ashley is a staunch advocate for inclusive organizations and reconciliation. Her path of resilience and healing through Indigenous arts is the foundation of Bougie Birch.
Bougie Birch is an Indigenous-led social enterprise dedicated to promoting reconciliation. They offer corporate gifts, commissions, wholesale opportunities, workshops, speaking engagements, and consulting services to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations.
We've also had the honour of hosting Ashley and some of our valued customers at Maker House Co. for a dreamcatcher workshop!
Calista Paul (or Callie as her friends call her) is a 22 year old mother and Indigenous beading artist. With Ojibwe, Algonquin and Cree descent, and ties to Temagami First Nation, Calista brings together her heritage and childhood experiences to work for a better life for her family.
She's the daughter of Crystal Semaganis, and while Calista won't be present for the market, her beadwork will be!
Elise Campeau Is a self-taught Canadian artist from the Ottawa-Gatineau region. She learned to paint at a very young age. The mediums she use are acrylic paint and/or oils on canvas or paper.
Mad Aunty is visual artist Joi T. Arcand (Muskeg Lake Cree Nation). Mad Aunty began making jewelry using brightly-coloured laser-cut acrylic in 2017 and has recently expanded to 3D printed jewelry, clothing, and accessories. Her work is unapologetically Cree and seeks to promote and celebrate the language in everyday life.
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Jolene Saulis Dione is an instructor at the First Nations Technical Institute. Ms. Dione Is a Maliseet from Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick. For the last 17 years, Jolene has worked with Indigenous issues pre-dominantly in the reconciliation, justice and gender equity areas. She also facilitates the Blanket Exercise for KAIROS and was a member of their planning committee for the closing of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Liquid Smudge is a spray blend of First Nations medicines: sage, sweetgrass, cedar and tobacco. Combining these traditional medicines and other herbs create blends of smudge that have calming, changing, positive and serene properties.
Liquid Smudge is a smokeless, pure organic alternative to burning sage and other medicines. These locally naturally crafted liquid smudges work on the individual using them and helps to purify their space.
Smudging is a traditional way to balance one’s mind-body-spirit well-being. Usually, medicines such as sage are burned causing a smoke that you brush with a feather towards yourself. However, Liquid smudge is an alternative to the traditional smudge often used by those who prefer a smokeless smudge, have allergies or sensitivities or live/work reside in areas where smoke is not tolerated.
Joey honed his carving skills under his father's tutelage before embarking on his own ventures. He now focuses on crafting jewelry and small sculptures using materials such as ivory, baleen, soapstone, and marble. His expertise also extends to woodworking and glass etching.
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Justin Kewaquado is a proud Annishinaabe Canadian contemporary digital/traditional artist making art focused around the natural world and inspiring stories.
The creator behind Kokom Scrunchies. Mya Beaudry is a talented 12year old Algonquin from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation. Since starting Kokom Scrunchies in the fall of 2019, Mya and her family have always ensured that all Kokom Scrunchies are handmade with love in Canada.
Mya named each of the original Kokom Scrunchies after Indigenous role models in her life. She hopes to also inspire others in her journey. What started off as an idea, has taken Mya on path of bringing Kokom Scrunchies to everyone, young and old.
Kirk Brant was born in Toronto, Canada in 1969. He is a member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory and currently lives in Ottawa, Canada. Brant creates scenes from his personal life and, as an avid outdoorsman; much of his life in the bush is captured in his artwork. Hunting and fishing are his favorite subjects for his art and he uses mixed media elements, which involve tissue paper and acrylic paints in his creations. A graphic designer and aboriginal painter, Brant blends traditional elements with modern techniques developing a unique style that is collectible, cutting-edge, contemporary art. Brant describes much of his work as meditations; his works are lively, with heavy movement and inspirational designs.
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Aanii, Kwey, Hello! I am a two spirited First Nations woman (Ojibwe) living on traditional Algonquin territory (Ottawa, Ontario) I love creating hand made Indigenous crafts that showcase cultural pride! Miigwetch (Thank you) for your support!
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Mino Goods, explores many different forms of printmaking including linocut, risograph printing, birch bark biting and digital printing to bring the natural world into your everyday life. Claire and Mairi are the daughters of world-renowned artist Simon Brascoupé. They are Algonquin/Haudenosaunee artists and proud members of Kitigan Zibi First Nation.
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Walter and Lise's children, Julie and Mike, have long admired their father, often seeing him as the "Mad Scientist" of coffee. They remember him hunched over his roaster, in Kanehsatake Mohawk Territory, meticulously selecting the sub-par beans to ensure the final product was of the highest possible quality.
Bringing a greater vision to the table, Mike is enthusiastic about creating even more connections and fostering meaningful relationships with people who share their values.
As for Julie, learning the trade of Roaster is more than just transitioning into a new role; As far as she knows, she’ll be one of the few, if not the only, Indigenous Woman Roaster; And Walter intends to steer her right in embracing the role and elevating the family business.
Moccasin Joe is a proud, Indigenous, family-owned business, that brews a fine cup of coffee.
The business began as a mobile retail unit travelling from Pow-Wow to Pow-Wow throughout North America in the family van. During slow times the family sold to stores. When the demand from stores increased, it persuaded the family to set-up an office location in British Columbia.
Without any formal business training, the owner, Sandi Monague Roy, developed the company while raising five daughters, two who have grown up in the company and are now an integral part of the business. The family is a member of the Beausoleil First Nations of Ontario (Ojibway).
All of Monague's products are handmade by Indigenous peoples from across Canada.
Morgan Asoyuf is an indigenous artist from Prince Rupert, BC. She has apprenticed with artists such as Richard Adkins (Haida), Henry Green (Tsm'syen), and attended Vancouver Metal Art School with German Goldsmith Gerold Mueller. Morgan loves teaching, creating, and fishing on the Skeena River. She is driven to pursue the art form as both a purist and a lover of experimental technique.
Sustainable fashion, ethically made in Canada, Inuit inspired patterns, Contemporary Inuit Clothes.
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Paula Naponse created Ondarez Clothing in 2008 in a small First Nation in Northern Ontario. It began with a pair of red striped shorts made in grade 8, and hasn't stopped since. Paula brings the culture of the Anishinaabe to her work, crafting pieces that can be worn and used by anyone. Creating her own regalia, beadwork, moccasins and candles, everything Paula does is self taught. A single mother, all of her work is made with materials that are sourced from across North America. She also recently opened a pop-up café called Beandigen Café at Lansdowne in Ottawa, featuring coffee, Indigenous arts and products!
Born from the inspiration of Lise and Lara, a Wendat mother-daughter duo, the Onquata company is renowned for its hand painted paddles inspired by First Nations culture. Stemming from a matriarchal tradition, their creations are imbued with their traditions and draw their inspiration from ancestral know-how. Indeed, the paddles, now contemporary objects, find their roots in the designs offered by the family business.
They are inspired by their traditional use, from the time when they were used for portaging: travelling by lakes and rivers to trade and to meet other nations.
Each paddle is hand-painted and made to order. In order to meet all needs, paddles can be decorative and offered in different formats, but can also retain their traditional uses and be adapted for use on the water.
Originally from Spanish, a small town in Northern Ontario, Rachel now calls the Ottawa-Gatineau region home. Her family comes from Wikwimekong on Manitoulin Island. She is one-half of Wildfeather Creations, and creates wood burning designs, leatherwork, and art.
Shilo Cote Pizendewatch is from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg and Wiikwemikoong Unceded Territories. An Algonquin Odawa mother of three, who has been making jewelry for over 15yrs using ethically sourced porcupine quills, semi precious stones and crystals. She owns a small Indigenous business called Quality Quills.
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Stephanie Babij (she/her) is an urban-Indigenous visual artist of Ojibwe and Ukrainian/other mixed-settler heritage. Originally from Sudbury, with maternal roots and a member of Wikwemikong Unceded First Nation, she now makes her home in Unceded Algonquin Territory/Ottawa. Stephanie was unfortunately not able to be raised steeped in teachings, on the land, or surrounded by the strength and love of community, but throughout adolescence and adulthood she has been slowly making her way back to these - with a long road ahead.
Stephanie’s visual arts practice includes both solo and community-engaged murals, acrylic paintings, beading, and wood-burned art pieces. Her self-taught artistic expression reflects both her personal healing journey and cultural reclamation. Stephanie’s visual storytelling is guided by her dreams and awareness of her subconscious. Through her art, Stephanie tries to blend her background in environmental science with her deep love of the natural world. In her work you’ll find elements of Indigenous teachings, animals, plants and the celebration of women’s bodies. The pieces that she creates call people to honor their relationship with the land and welcome dialogues about climate justice and living ethically with creation.
As her journey continues to unfold, Stephanie looks forward to refining her creative skills, and supporting others to find their own healing through art.
Zorga Qaunaq is a multidisciplinary artist specializing in tattooing, graphic art, jewellery, workshops, and storytelling. Inspired by their great grandmother Tatiggat from Igloolik, Zorga feels a deep connection to their heritage through their creative work. Raised in Iglulik, Nunavut until the age of ten, Zorga moved to Ottawa to attend Canterbury Arts High School, where they explored dance, drama, writing, video and media arts, and visual art.
Primarily self-taught but mentored by fellow Inuit artists, Zorga has developed skills in various materials, including sealskin, animal fur, drawing, illustration, printmaking, video creation, podcasting, and hand-poke tattooing. In 2023, after a decade at Nunavut Sivuniksavut, Zorga committed to a full-time art career, passionately incorporating Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit into their work.
Tamara Sarah Tikisa Takpannie is a self-taught Inuk artist currently located on the unceeded territory of the Algonquin Nation in the urban Ottawa-Gatineau region. Originally from Iqaluit, Nunavut, Tikisa focuses on creating jewelry that provides the space for owners to feel beautiful and comfortable in her artwork.
Her artwork is all hand-made and provides a luxury feeling with intricate beadwork.
Tulu is Inuk and Plains Cree, as well as being the son of Crystal Semaganis. He is a budding artist who's discovered a joy in making moose hide mitts. Come snag a warm pair and support his work!
Wabanaki Maple Syrup was started by Jolene Laskey in 2017 as a way to share her Wolastoqey culture with the world, and felt Maple Syrup would be a perfect fit. Producing premium, barrel aged and traditional maple syrup, Wabanaki is a perennial favourite of both staff and customers.
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."
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