Treaty Money - Indigenous Box

Treaty Money

Today is the day that many of my community members will line up to receive our annual annuity payment of $5.00. When I was a kid we would either give up our treaty money to my kokum in exchange for...

The Rock on the Hill - Indigenous Box

The Rock on the Hill

Growing up in Saddle Lake First Nation I found solace in this beautiful place on the top of the hill in our field. My dad put a small boulder right at the highest point and it became known, fitting...

Representation - Indigenous Box

Representation

When we launched Indigenous Box, representation was at the front of our minds. We decided that we had the ability to take up space and create space for others and that we weren’t going to let anyth...

A question about our land acknowledment (There are A LOT of Inuit people in Treaty Six!) - Indigenous Box

A question about our land acknowledment (There are A LOT of Inuit people in Treaty Six!)

Understanding the history of institutions like the Charles Camsell is vitally important for Canadians and certainly for Edmontonians. Many if not most non-Indigenous people have no idea the terribl...

Seriously...Thank You! - Indigenous Box

Seriously...Thank You!

Indigenous Box has made it through 4 seasons of boxes! It’s hard to believe that we’ve gone from packing a few boxes in a little basement bedroom to packing thousands of boxes in our dedicated pro...

Sixth month reflection - Indigenous Box

Sixth month reflection

2021 has been a wild ride over here at Indigenous Box. When we started back in March, we were a tiny micro-business doing what we could to promote Indigenous Business with what little means we had....