INDIGENOUS MARKETPLACE
Saturday, June 21st • Sunday, June 22nd
Explore Unique Creations from Over 30 Indigenous Vendors at SSIF — Plus, Browse Our Online Store Anytime!
Discover one-of-a-kind beadwork, jewelry, clothing, home décor, natural wellness products, and original artworks from First Nations, Inuit, and Métis artisans — many of them joining Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival for the first time. Can’t make it to the festival? You can support Indigenous entrepreneurs and shop 24/7 at our online store.
Apparel & Accessories
Antler River Trading Co. provides powwow participants with a selection of First Nation art on apparel. Their hoodies and tees are 100% cotton and feature 15–20 commissioned images from local First Nations artists in Ontario.
(Facebook: @AntlerRiverTradingCo)
Gail Chamberlain creates beadwork, ribbon skirts, and various handmade crafts.
Joan Brant creates moccasins, mitts, leather crafts, and beadwork.
(Instagram: @joan.brant)
Kokom Scrunchies offers kokom scrunchies and kokom scarves.
(Instagram: @kokom_scrunchies)
Margo and Joanne create baby quilt blankets and various jewelry items such as earrings, necklaces, brooches, and other products made with fur, leather, seal skin, bone, and beads. They also offer smudge kits, feather carriers, skirts, T-dresses, teddy bears, crossbody bags, raggy dolls, vests, and bandolier bags.
Nitōsis Handcrafted Designs offers beadwork and beaded jewelry and accessories, and is hoping to include baby and child-sized moccasins.
(Instagram: @nitosis.designs)
Robin’s Bling & Things offers beaded jewelry, accessories, handbags, and Indigenous home décor items.
Wahí:ia Art & Design produces original pen and ink drawings, paintings, prints, colouring books, t-shirts, notebooks, and earrings.
(Instagram: @wahiia)
Art, Prints & Stationery
Creations by Steph creates original artworks including acrylic paintings, archival prints, framed artworks, stickers, magnets, mystery packs, and more.
(Instagram: @creations.bysteph)
Destiny Thomas Designs offers handmade beaded jewelry and accessories, as well as waterproof stickers.
(Instagram: @destinythomasdesigns)
Rebecca Maracle is a fourth-generation traditional feathersmith and medicine healer. She creates feather jewelry, leather bags, framed feather artwork, and paintings.
(Website: rebeccamaracle.com)
Waagoshens Beads creates beaded earrings, key rings, lanyards, pen sleeves, artwork, stickers, and bracelets.
(Instagram: @waagoshensbeads)
Wahí:ia Art & Design produces original pen and ink drawings, paintings, prints, colouring books, t-shirts, notebooks, and earrings.
(Instagram: @wahiia)
Jewelry & Beadwork
Creeative Gems offers handmade bracelets and necklaces using gemstones, glass beads, and essential oil diffusing materials. They also provide cultural wellness and aromatherapy products, along with beadwork.
(Instagram: @creeativegems)
Destiny Thomas Designs offers handmade beaded jewelry and accessories, as well as waterproof stickers.
(Instagram: @destinythomasdesigns)
East Meets West Beadwork creates handmade beaded necklaces, lanyards, keychains, earrings, and accessories.
Gail Chamberlain creates beadwork, ribbon skirts, and various handmade crafts.
Handmade by Evelyn Turner offers beaded earrings, necklaces, bracelets, barrettes, medallions, purses, t-shirts, skirts, beads, and more.
(Facebook: @share/1BS7ECbyEf)
Joan Brant creates moccasins, mitts, leather crafts, and beadwork.
(Instagram: @joan.brant)
Margo and Joanne create baby quilt blankets and various jewelry items such as earrings, necklaces, brooches, and other products made with fur, leather, seal skin, bone, and beads. They also offer smudge kits, feather carriers, skirts, T-dresses, teddy bears, crossbody bags, raggy dolls, vests, and bandolier bags.
Miigwetch Gifts offers beaded, copper, leather, clay, and epoxy jewelry, as well as smudge kits.
(Instagram: @miigwetchgifts)
Misslollys Creations offers beaded jewelry and earrings, and also sells beading supplies.
Nitōsis Handcrafted Designs offers beadwork and beaded jewelry and accessories, and is hoping to include baby and child-sized moccasins.
(Instagram: @nitosis.designs)
Quality Quills creates handmade porcupine quill jewelry that incorporates seal fur, moose hide, birch bark, bone, shells, and many other natural elements.
Raven’s Nest sells beaded earrings and bead supplies.
(Facebook: @share/166qrvp7vc)
Rebecca Maracle is a fourth-generation traditional feathersmith and medicine healer. She creates feather jewelry, leather bags, framed feather artwork, and paintings.
(Website: rebeccamaracle.com)
Robin’s Bling & Things offers beaded jewelry, accessories, handbags, and Indigenous home décor items.
Three Suns & One Moon offers a large variety of handmade art including jewelry made with traditional materials, cement garden stones, and miniature sets like Indigenous Barbie accessories.
Waagoshens Beads creates beaded earrings, key rings, lanyards, pen sleeves, artwork, stickers, and bracelets.
(Instagram: @waagoshensbeads)
Health & Wellness
Cedar Canoe Candles sells 100% Indigenous Plant Medicine Soy Candles, beadwork, paintings, art prints, and stickers.
Creeative Gems offers handmade bracelets and necklaces using gemstones, glass beads, and essential oil diffusing materials. They also provide cultural wellness and aromatherapy products, along with beadwork.
(Instagram: @creeativegems)
Margo and Joanne create baby quilt blankets and various jewelry items such as earrings, necklaces, brooches, and other products made with fur, leather, seal skin, bone, and beads. They also offer smudge kits, feather carriers, skirts, T-dresses, teddy bears, crossbody bags, raggy dolls, vests, and bandolier bags.
Miigwetch Gifts offers beaded, copper, leather, clay, and epoxy jewelry, as well as smudge kits.
(Instagram: @miigwetchgifts)
Redfeather Natural Products offers Redfeather Pain Spray and Wellness Roll-On.
(Instagram: @redfeatherca)
Traditional Crafts & Cultural Items
Bougie Birch offers DIY Dreamcatcher Kits and will be hosting a workshop at SSIF 2025.
(Instagram: @bougiebirch)
Quality Quills creates handmade porcupine quill jewelry that incorporates seal fur, moose hide, birch bark, bone, shells, and many other natural elements.
Rebecca Maracle is a fourth-generation traditional feathersmith and medicine healer. She creates feather jewelry, leather bags, framed feather artwork, and paintings.
(Website: rebeccamaracle.com)
