Indigenous craft businesses aim to uplift, support communities – CBC

Dec 23, 2022

Indigenous Chamber of Commerce says there’s more interest buying from Indigenous artisans

One Indigenous business owner infuses self care products with Indigenous medicines because she wants people to stay connected to their roots.

Dana Connolly makes bath bombs and lip balms infused with sweetgrass, cedar and sage and other sacred medicines so when people smell those scents they’re reminded of home.

“Something as simple as a sweetgrass chapstick, putting it on and having a smell and then remembering that time that maybe you went sweetgrass picking with your parents or your kokum,” said Connolly, the owner of the Medicine Garden Society.

“Really just having people remember who they are and embracing that.”

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