What is Indigenous Micro-Manufacturing?

ᖃᓅᒻᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᑎᔅᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦ?

It’s the art of creating from land, culture, and purpose.

You’re reimagining traditional items or inventing something new — solving real challenges for people who live, work, hunt, and thrive in the North. You’re thinking beyond handmade.

​You're ready to scale, streamline, and produce — consistently, locally, and with impact.

ᓲᕐᓗᖃᐃ ᑭᓱᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᒦᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑦᑎᓃᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ.

ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑦᑎᓃᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᖑᐊᕐᓃᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᑖᕋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ – ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓂᒃ, ᐊᖑᓇᓱᑦᑎᓂᒃ ᒪᑭᒪᓂᕐᒥᓪᓗ.

​ᐊᒡᒐᓐᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ. ᐋᖅᑭᔅᓱᐃᔪᓐᓇᓕᖅᐱᖅᑲᐃ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑑᑎᓕᓐᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᒫᔅᓴᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐊᒥᓲᓈᕐᓗᒋᓪᓗ.

Why Now? 
ᓱᒻᒪᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ?

 Who We're Looking For
ᑭᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᕿᓂᖅᑭᑕ

We’re looking for bold Northern Indigenous entrepreneurs ready to shape the future of local making in their communities.
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ᕿᓂᖅᑯᒍᑦ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐊᓪᓗᕆᐊᕈᓐᓇᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᑦᑎᐊᕈᑎᔅᓴᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖁᑎᐊᑕ.

As the Entrepreneur, you'll get:
ᐃᒪᐃᓕᖓᔪᒦᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑎᑦ

• Weekly virtual learning
• Travel across the North
• Mentorship & business coaching
• E-commerce & manufacturing support
• Bursaries & reimbursements for Wi-Fi, childcare, and travel​
• A chance to build community with changemakers across the north and beyond

• •ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᖅᑕᒫᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖅ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ​
• •ᑲᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᖓᓱᐊᖅᑎᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓪᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖅ
• •ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᖁᑕᐅᓂᕐᓗ
• •ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖁᑎᒥᒍᑦ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅ
• •ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᓲᕐᓗ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᐅᑉ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᔾᔪᑎᖓ, ᐸᐃᕆᕕᒻᒦᒍᑎᑦ, ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗ​
• •ᐊᓯᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ

Graphic Design by Maslyn Scott