shop indigenous
When we travel, we seek opportunities to experience the culture and history of the lands we wander. As responsible travellers, we participate in spiritual transactions that connect us to Indigenous communities, their art, and traditions not just through cash, but through purpose.
Whether we purchase a healing salve made from ancestral medicinal plants, or a pair of buckskin moccasins tanned and beaded by an Indigenous elder, we are investing in the journey of slow non-commercial goods to market and the preservation of Indigenous art in British Columbia.
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Songhees Wellness Centre
Victoria
Official Website
The Songhees Wellness Centre offers a sacred cultural experience expertly steeped in the past and present. Symbolizing the Songhees Nation’s pride of place, it architecturally pays homage and service to its people, and the land they call home. An Indigenous gift shop features work by local artisans, and a contemporary gallery café serves locally sourced food. Watch for the Songhees Food Truck cruising around, which offers traditional Indigenous cuisine with a modern twist. Victoria, BC.
Great Bear Rainforest Essential Oils
Multiple Locations
Website
This online shop is a social enterprise supported by the Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative — a non-profit society and alliance of eight First Nations on BC’s North and Central Coast and Haida Gwaii. Pure, sustainably harvested essential oils from the Great Bear Rainforest are steam-distilled from fresh conifer needles. Your purchase will help support the people who call this region home. Found in stores across Canada.